Wet-Blue Bovine Full Grain Upper Leather
This is tanned bovine leather in wet-blue state, full grain unsplit, prepared specifically for upper parts of footwear like shoe vamps. It falls under HTS 4104.11.40 as it's in the wet state (wet-blue), not further prepared beyond tanning, and designated as upper leather from bovine hides without hair. The wet-blue process involves chrome tanning, keeping it in a moist, reversible state.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If dried into crust after retanning, coloring, or fat-liquoring
Chapter note (b) defines crust as including retanned/fat-liquored hides prior to drying, shifting from wet state to crust subheading.
If further prepared beyond crust, like glazed or finished
Further processing moves it out of 4104 to heading 4104 full grains further prepared, changing preparation level.
If split into grain splits rather than full grain unsplit
Full grains are unsplit; grain splits from splitting process classify under 4104.21, not 4104.11.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify the leather is truly in wet state (wet-blue) with moisture content over 50%; dried hides shift to other subheadings
• Provide tannery certificates confirming full grain, unsplit status and upper leather designation to avoid misclassification
• Check for any fat-liquoring or coloring, as these make it 'crust' under note (b), moving to 4104.19
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Buffalo Wet-Blue Full Grain Upper Hides
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Horsehide Wet-Blue Upper Leather
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Buffalo Wet-Blue Sole Leather for Boots
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Cowhide Chrome Wet-Blue Upper Hides
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