Metallic Foil Fancy Bovine Leather for Shoes from China

Grain split bovine leather with fancy metallic foil lamination, prepared post-tanning for high-end footwear uppers, classified in HTS 4107.92.80.00 for its decorative 'fancy' attributes. Excludes hair-on or parchment-dressed types per chapter provisions.

Duty Rate — China → United States

37.4%

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 processing records showing 'fancy' treatments like foil to justify 4107.92.80 over basic splits

Avoid bulk packaging pitfalls; retail-ready cuts may require different valuation methods

Test for chemical finishes; restricted substances in fancy leathers can trigger FDA or EPA holds