Vegetable Pretanned Buffalo Hide from China
Whole hides from buffalo animals, weighing over 16 kg, preserved through salting and limed, then pretanned using vegetable tannins without full tanning or parchment dressing. Classified under HTS 4101.50.40.00 as raw bovine (including buffalo) hides that are vegetable pretanned, not further prepared. This preserves the hide for subsequent leather processing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Verify preservation method (salted, limed) and confirm vegetable pretanning process via supplier certificates to avoid misclassification as fully tanned
• Ensure hides weigh over 16 kg and are whole; provide CITES documentation if from wild buffalo species