Buffalo Sole Leather Sheet from China

Full-grain unsplit sole leather from whole buffalo hides, further prepared after tanning for sole manufacturing. Classified in HTS 4107.11.60.60 due to its bovine (buffalo) origin, hair-free status, and designation as sole leather for footwear bottoms.

Duty Rate — China → United States

38.3%

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

Include lab tests confirming sole leather properties like abrasion resistance to differentiate from upper leather

Declare exact surface area measurements to rule out heading 4114 applicability

Avoid common pitfalls by ensuring no fat-liquoring beyond crust stage without proper crust documentation