Buffalo Grain Split Upper Leather for Cowboy Boots from China

Premium grain split leather from water buffalo hides, further prepared for the vamps and shafts of cowboy boots. HTS 4107.92.60 applies to bovine (including buffalo) grain splits as upper leather, emphasizing its smooth grain surface and suppleness.

Duty Rate — China → United States

38.3%

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

Specify buffalo (bovine) origin in invoices; common error is classifying as exotic under Chapter 43

Ensure split documentation shows grain layer retention for 4107.92; flesh splits may go elsewhere

Comply with CITES if wild buffalo, though most are farmed; attach tanning process logs