Buffalo Upper Leather Whole Hide from China
Whole buffalo hide further prepared as upper leather for boots and upholstery, chrome-tanned and finished post-crusting. HTS 4107.19.60 applies as bovine (buffalo included) whole hides without hair, designated for upper leather uses. Its natural strength and suppleness make it ideal for rugged fashion.
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
• Include lab analysis for tanning agents to prove non-reversible process, avoiding reclassification to crust leather
• Document equine/bovine species origin precisely, as buffalo qualifies under bovine but may face scrutiny
• Check for hair removal certification; residual hair triggers Chapter 43 exclusion