Vegetable Pretanned Bovine Cowhide
Full cowhide from mature bovine animals preserved through salting and limed, then pretanned using vegetable tannins like oak bark extract without full tanning or further preparation. Classified under HTS 4101.90.40.00 as raw bovine hides that are vegetable pretanned, retaining the character of raw hides per chapter notes excluding fully tanned products.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If only salted, limed or pickled without pretanning
Pretanning with vegetable agents moves it from simply preserved raw hides (4101.21) to pretanned category.
If fully tanned, not reversible pretanning
Chapter note (a) excludes reversibly pretanned hides from 4104-4106; full tanning changes to finished leather.
If split into butts, bends or bellies
Unsplit full hides go to .40; split offcuts specifically to .30 within other bovine raw hides.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify pretanning process is reversible per chapter note (a) to avoid reclassification as crust; provide lab certification of vegetable agent use and moisture content; declare hair-on status if applicable to differentiate from dehaired splits
Related Products under HTS 4101.90.40.00
Vegetable Pretanned Buffalo Hide
Raw water buffalo hide, dehaired and split, preserved by pickling then pretanned with mimosa or quebracho vegetable extracts in a reversible process. Falls under HTS 4101.90.40.00 for other vegetable pretanned bovine (including buffalo) hides not further prepared.
Vegetable Pretanned Calfskin
Young bovine calf hide, fresh-salted and limed, subjected to light vegetable pretanning with chestnut extract for partial fixation without tanning completion. HTS 4101.90.40.00 covers this as other vegetable pretanned raw bovine skins.
Pretanned Steer Hide with Vegetable Tannins
Heavy steer (castrated bull) hide, dried then pickled, pretanned using valonia nut galls extract in reversible process for leatherworking prep. Classified in 4101.90.40.00 as other vegetable pretanned bovine raw hides.
Vegetable Pretanned Bull Hide
Uncastrated mature bull hide from bovine, salted and dehaired, pretanned with tara pods vegetable tannins. HTS 4101.90.40.00 for other non-equine, vegetable pretanned raw hides.
Limed Vegetable Pretanned Bovine Bend
Bovine side bend portion, limed for preservation then pretanned with oak bark tannins reversibly. Though bends noted separately, classified under 4101.90.40.00 as other vegetable pretanned full hides.
Pickled Vegetable Pretanned Heifer Skin
Female bovine heifer skin under breeding age, pickled preserved and pretanned with sumac leaves extract. HTS 4101.90.40.00 applies to such other vegetable pretanned raw materials.