Buffalo Whole Skin Drum Dyed Leather from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
15%
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
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