Equine Crust Upper Leather for Dress Shoes from Mexico
Dry crust leather from equine hides, tanned for shoe uppers in formal dress footwear. Meets 4104 criteria as equine-derived, hairless, crust-state upper leather without further preparation like glazing or embossing.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Provide veterinary certificates confirming equine origin and no hair on skin to comply with chapter exclusions
• Measure and declare split thickness; exceeding certain limits may shift to other subheadings
• Avoid common pitfall of insufficient crust processing proof, leading to classification as raw under 4101-4103