Buffalo Whole Skin Drum Dyed Leather from China
Whole buffalo skins further prepared with drum dyeing after tanning or crusting, hairless and non-fancy. HTS 4107.19.70 covers this as bovine (buffalo included) whole hides without fancy finishes. Used in heavy-duty bags and upholstery.
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 dyeing process certificates to prove further preparation beyond crust, avoiding 4104 classification
• Test for azo dyes compliance with US import standards to prevent customs holds
• Declare exact origin as buffalo (bovine) to match hierarchy; mislabeling as equine risks reclassification