Wet Blue Lamb Hides for Shoe Uppers from Germany
Wet blue lamb hides are chrome-tanned in wet state, unsplit, from sheep or lambs without wool, destined for shoe upper leather production. Not further prepared beyond tanning, they retain high moisture content. HTS 4105.10.10.00 covers these as wet blues per chapter definitions.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Include lab reports on chrome content (typically 2-5%) to distinguish from pre-tanned or raw hides
• Monitor tariff rate quotas for Australian/New Zealand origins; exceedance shifts to higher duties
• Ensure hides are not split or further processed, as split wet blues may require different subheadings