Buffalo Hide Upper Leather for Work Boots from China
Dry crust buffalo leather, whole hide under 28 sq ft, tanned for use as upper material in rugged work boots. Classified in 4104.49.10.20 as bovine (buffalo included) crust upper leather, surface area limited, not further prepared.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Obtain tannery certificates proving no reversible pre-tanning per chapter note (a)
• Label clearly as 'upper leather' with intended use to distinguish from lining or other types
• Avoid common pitfall of splitting hides pre-import, as unsplit whole required for this subheading