Chrome Tanned Wet Buffalo Grain Split from China
An unsplit grain split from buffalo hide, tanned in wet-blue chrome process without hair, in wet state and not further prepared. Classified under HTS 4104.11.30.60 for other buffalo full grains or grain splits in wet state. Used primarily for high-end leather splitting into thinner sheets for bags and accessories.
Duty Rate — China → United States
39.9%
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 splitting diagrams and tanning process certificates to confirm grain split status without further preparation
• Label shipments clearly as 'wet hides' to prevent drying during transit, which could reclassify the product