Cowhide Crust Upper Leather for Footwear from China
Tanned cowhide in dry crust state, full grain unsplit, prepared as upper leather for shoe uppers. It lacks hair and is not further finished beyond crust processing like retanning or fat-liquoring. Classifies under 4104.41.40.60 as bovine crust upper leather, other than sole leather.
Duty Rate — China → United States
42.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Verify tanning process documentation to confirm crust status (retanned, fat-liquored but dried) and no further preparation
• Obtain certificate of origin for bovine source; ensure no hair on skins per chapter 41 exclusions
• Label as upper leather only if primarily for footwear uppers to avoid reclassification as sole leather