Buffalo Grain Split Upper Leather for Work Boots from China
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).
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• 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