Buffalo Wet-Blue Lining Leather for Handbag Interiors from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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