Bovine Crust Upper Leather for Dress Shoes from China

This is tanned bovine crust leather in dry state, specifically finished for use as upper material in formal dress shoes. It lacks hair, is not further prepared beyond crust processing, and meets the criteria for heading 4104 as other bovine crust leather designated for uppers. The leather's durability and finish make it ideal for high-end footwear uppers.

Duty Rate — China → United States

40%

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

Verify the leather is in dry crust state (retanned, colored, or fat-liquored before drying) and not further finished to avoid reclassification under 4107

Provide tannery certificates confirming no hair on and bovine origin, as chapter 41 excludes hairy hides covered in chapter 43

Label clearly as 'upper leather' with thickness measurements, as sole leather alternatives may shift classification based on use declaration