Vegetable Pretanned Buffalo Kid Hides from Mexico
Lightweight whole hides from young buffalo (water buffalo kids), vegetable pretanned for preservation without tanning. Weighing under 10 kg dry-salted, these fit HTS 4101.20.40.00 as unsplit bovine (buffalo) raw hides. Ideal for specialty leathers in fashion.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Confirm buffalo origin via veterinary certificates; distinguish from equine to stay in bovine category
• Document exact preservation weights to meet 'other' light hide criteria under 16kg fresh
• Avoid mixing with hair-on hides, excluded to Chapter 43 unless specified bovine types