Chrome-Tanned Equine Wet-Blue Sole Leather
Chrome-tanned equine hide leather in wet-blue form, full grain unsplit, designed for durable shoe soles. Classified in HTS 4104.11.40 due to equine origin, wet state tanning without hair, and specific sole leather preparation. It's not further processed beyond initial chrome tanning.
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If in crust form for equine hides
Equine crust leather (dried after chrome tanning) goes to 4104.19, distinct from wet-blue wet state.
If equine full grain further prepared
Additional finishing like embossing moves equine leather to further prepared subheadings in 4104.4.
If from swine or other non-bovine/equine
Chapter 41 limits 4104-4106 to bovine/equine; swine hides go to 4114.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Document equine species origin via slaughter certificates, as equine falls under this heading per chapter notes
• Ensure no hair on hides; chapter excludes hairy skins unless specified bovine/equine types
• Test for reversibility of tanning; non-reversible processes exclude from 4101-4103 per note (a)
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