Buffalo Wet-Blue Upper Leather for Work Boots from China
Whole buffalo hide leather, full grain unsplit, chrome-tanned to wet-blue stage, surface <2.6 m², for upper material in rugged work boots. Meets HTS 4104.11.10 criteria as bovine (buffalo included) wet-state leather not further prepared. Provides toughness for heavy-duty footwear.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include lab analysis confirming chrome tanning and wet-blue pH levels for customs verification
• Declare as 'buffalo' specifically, as it's bovine, to prevent misclassification under equine
• Watch for splitting during handling, which would change it to grain splits subheading