Buffalo Wet-Blue Upper Leather for Handbags from Germany
Chrome-tanned buffalo hide in wet-blue condition, prepared as upper leather for luxury handbags, unsplit and hair-free. It matches HTS 4104.19.40 as 'other' wet-state bovine (buffalo included) leather for uppers, without further processing. The wet form allows flexibility in downstream finishing.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Label shipments clearly as 'wet-blue' with moisture content tests to comply with CBP wet-state verification
• Declare buffalo as bovine per HTS notes; mislabeling as 'other' can lead to reclassification
• Watch for contamination—wet leather is prone to mold; use antifungal preservatives without altering tanning status