Bovine Full Grain Leather Guitar Strap Material from China
Uncut sheets of full-grain unsplit bovine leather prepared specifically for crafting high-end guitar straps, sourced from whole hides for superior strength and patina development. Classified under HTS 4107.11.70.50 due to its full-grain unsplit nature from bovine animals, designated for strap applications without fancy finishes. This leather type ensures flexibility and grip essential for musical instrument straps.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40%
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
• Obtain tannery certification confirming full-grain unsplit status and strap end-use to comply with hierarchy; label clearly as 'bag, case, strap, collar' leather
• Pitfall: If pre-cut into strap shapes, it may be seen as a finished product under Chapter 42—import in sheets