Buffalo Wet-Blue Leather for Handbags from China

Full grain unsplit buffalo hide in wet-blue, surface area not over 28 sq ft, sourced for luxury handbag production. Fits HTS 4104.11.20.00 as 'other' whole bovine leathers in wet state, without hair or additional processing. Commonly traded in this form for downstream tanning.

Duty Rate — China → United States

37.4%

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
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

Use calibrated scales for surface area verification; provide chrome content analysis if questioned; segregate from dry hides in containers to preserve wet state