Buffalo Leather Luggage Case Material from China
Tough buffalo leather from whole hides, tanned and crust-prepared without hair, cut for suitcase and travel case exteriors. HTS 4107.19.70.50 covers this as 'bag, case, strap and collar' leather from bovine (buffalo) animals, distinguishing it from general purpose leather. It is non-fancy and from unsplit whole skins.
Duty Rate — China → United States
42.5%
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
• Document buffalo as bovine per chapter notes; include hide origin and tanning certificates for customs
• Specify 'for cases' in invoices to justify subheading; generic 'leather' risks broader 4107.19 classification
• Watch for hair remnants, as chapter excludes hairy hides unless specified bovine types