Bovine Full Grain Upper Leather Hide
This is a full grain, unsplit upper leather from bovine hides with a unit surface area not exceeding 28 square feet, prepared after tanning or crusting without hair on. It is specifically designed for shoe uppers due to its durability and flexibility. Classified under HTS 4107.11.10.20 as whole hides of bovines meeting the size and type criteria for upper leather.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If unit surface area exceeds 28 square feet
Larger bovine full grain unsplit hides fall under 4107.11.10.00, same subheading but different size threshold.
If grain split
Grain split full substance leather from whole hides shifts to 4107.12.10.00.
If crust leather not further prepared
If only crust (retanned, colored, or fat-liquored prior to drying) without additional preparation, it remains in 4104.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify the unit surface area does not exceed 28 square feet with measurement certificates to avoid reclassification
• Provide tanning process documentation proving it's further prepared after tanning or crusting, not reversible
• Ensure no hair on hides and obtain supplier affidavits confirming full grain unsplit status
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Buffalo Full Grain Upper Leather for Footwear
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Equine Full Grain Upper Leather Hide
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Calfskin Full Grain Upper Leather
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Black Dyed Bovine Upper Leather
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