Unsplit Buffalo Hide Full Grain Leather from China
Whole unsplit full grain leather from buffalo hides, further prepared after tanning, unit surface ≤28 sq ft, without hair or fancy finishes. Classified under HTS 4107.11.20.00 for non-fancy bovine (buffalo included) full grain leather.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.4%
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
• Document buffalo origin and tanning method; buffalo counts as bovine but confirm no hair on per chapter notes
• Measure unit surface area precisely; errors lead to duty adjustments or seizures
• Avoid marketing as 'exotic' to prevent fancy classification under other subheadings