4101.50.40.00/Vegetable Pretanned Buffalo Hide/Germany

Vegetable Pretanned Buffalo Hide from Germany

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 — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%

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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