Unsplit Wet-Blue Water Buffalo Hide
Full grain unsplit hide from water buffalo, chrome-tanned to wet-blue stage and kept wet, without hair on. HTS 4104.11.30 applies to such buffalo hides in wet state, not further prepared. Commonly imported for custom leather crafting.
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More Specific Codes
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If vegetable-tanned in wet state
Vegetable or other non-chrome tanning in wet state uses different subheading 4104.31.
If hair-on and raw
Buffalo hides with hair on are raw under 4103, explicitly allowed in Chapter 41 per chapter note (c).
If sheepskin misidentified as buffalo
Wrong species classification; sheep/goat wet-blue under 4105, but buffalo stays bovine 4104.
Not sure which classification is right?
The Tariff Assistant works through the GRI rules on your specific product to reach the right HTS code — and can price the duty on it in the same conversation.
Import Tips & Compliance
• Include species certification (e.g
• Bubalus bubalis) to confirm buffalo origin, avoiding mix-up with bovine cattle
• Use refrigerated containers for wet-state transport to maintain condition and support classification claims
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