Salted Water Buffalo Hide

Raw water buffalo hides salted for preservation, whole with surface ≤2.6 m² (28 sq ft) and >16 kg weight. Falls under HTS 4101.50.30.00 as other bovine (buffalo) raw hides, not covered by chapter exclusions.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China2.4%+17.5%19.9%
🇲🇽Mexico2.4%+10.0%12.4%
🇨🇦Canada2.4%+10.0%12.4%
🇩🇪Germany2.4%+10.0%12.4%
🇯🇵Japan2.4%+10.0%12.4%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

4101.50Same rate: 19.9%

If of swine or other specified animals

Different animal types have dedicated 'other' subheadings in 4101.50.

4101Same rate: 19.9%

If full substance hides

Hierarchy prioritizes full-substance over 'other' for certain weights/sizes.

4115.20.00.00Lower: 17.5% vs 19.9%

If made into composition leather

Schedule defines composition leather in 4115, excluding from raw hide headings.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Trace origin to buffalo species for buffalo-inclusive classification; avoid mixing with equine; use standardized surface area calc per USCS rules

Related Products under HTS 4101.50.30.00

Salted Calf Hide

Fresh calf hides from young bovine animals, preserved by salting to prevent decomposition, with a unit surface area not exceeding 28 square feet and weight over 16 kg. These are raw hides, not tanned or further prepared, fitting HTS 4101.50.30.00 as whole bovine hides meeting the size and weight criteria in chapter 41.

Limed Buffalo Hide

Whole raw buffalo hides preserved by liming, a pre-tanning process to loosen hair, with unit surface area ≤28 sq ft and weight >16 kg. Not tanned or parchment-dressed, classified under HTS 4101.50.30.00 per chapter 41 exclusions for raw bovine (buffalo) hides.

Pickled Bovine Hide

Raw bovine cow hides preserved via pickling with salt and acids, whole with weight exceeding 16 kg and surface ≤28 sq ft. Meets HTS 4101.50.30.00 as 'other' preserved but untanned hides of bovine animals, excluded from chapter 43 wool-on hides.

Dried Steer Hide

Whole steer hides from mature bovine animals, dried for preservation, unit surface area not over 28 sq ft, weight >16 kg. Classified in HTS 4101.50.30.00 as raw, otherwise preserved hides not tanned or further prepared.

Fresh Frozen Calfskin

Fresh bovine calfskins frozen immediately post-slaughter for preservation, whole ≤28 sq ft, >16 kg. HTS 4101.50.30.00 applies to 'otherwise preserved' raw hides not tanned, per chapter 41 scope.

Pickled Heifer Hide

Young female bovine heifer hides pickled for tanning prep, unit surface ≤28 sq ft, weight >16 kg, whole. Precisely matches HTS 4101.50.30.00 'other' raw preserved bovine hides.