Unfinished Buffalo Crust Leather for Shoe Uppers
Dry crust full grain unsplit buffalo leather, tanned without hair, intended for cutting into shoe uppers but not further prepared. Classified in HTS 4104.41.30.60 as other buffalo crust, meeting the reversible tanning exclusion from wet headings. Ideal for premium footwear production.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If split beyond grain splits
Full grains and grain splits are 4104.41; other splits (flesh splits) go to 4104.49.
If Pre-cut uppers are outer soles/parts under chapter 64.
If raw, with hair on from specified animals
Chapter notes allow certain raw hairy bovine hides in 4101, but tanned hairless moves to 4104.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Label shipments clearly as 'crust leather, dry state' with origin certificates to comply with chapter notes excluding raw or woolly hides
• Test for split status—full grain unsplit vs grain splits affects subheading but both under 4104.41
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