Buffalo Wet-Blue Lining Leather for Handbag Interiors from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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