Buffalo Grain Split Upper Leather for Work Boots

Durable upper leather from buffalo grain splits of whole hides, surface area not over 28 sq ft, chrome-tanned for rugged work boots. HTS 4107.12.10 applies to bovine (including buffalo) leather prepared after tanning, without hair, for upper applications. Excludes raw hair-on hides per chapter note (c).

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

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Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

4107.11Lower: 12.4% vs 35%

If from unsplit whole hides

Unsplit full-thickness hides of bovines/equine are in a prior subheading before split categories.

4104.41Lower: 13.3% vs 35%

If only crust leather, not further prepared

Crust hides (retanned/dried) without full preparation stay in 4104; further processing moves to 4107.

4203.21Lower: 14.9% vs 35%

If manufactured into finished gloves

Leather transformed into apparel like gloves shifts to Chapter 42 from prepared leather.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Certify buffalo as bovine subclass with surface measurements to comply with precise HTS size limits

Ensure no fat-liquoring beyond crust stage if claiming reversible process exclusion under note (a)

Use commercial invoices specifying 'grain splits' to differentiate from other split leathers

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