Bovine Full Grain Upper Leather Hide from Germany
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.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• 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