Buffalo Wet-Blue Lining Leather for Handbag Interiors from China
Full grain unsplit buffalo lining leather in wet-blue form, unit area ≤28 sq ft, tanned for use in handbag and luggage linings. HTS 4104.11.10.40 applies as it's bovine (buffalo included), wet-state, not further prepared, and specified as lining leather. The chrome process preserves it for easy further treatment.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Measure and certify surface area precisely; buffalo hides often vary, risking overage into other subheadings
• Use ventilated packaging to maintain wet state during ocean freight, avoiding premature drying
• Declare as 'lining leather' with end-use statements to differentiate from upper leather