Buffalo Wet-Blue Upper Leather for Handbags from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, 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