Buffalo Vegetable-Tanned Upper Leather from Mexico
Vegetable-tanned upper leather from buffalo, post-crusting preparation, hair-free splits for shoe uppers. HTS 4107.99.60.10 includes this as other upper leather of bovine (buffalo), not heading 4114. Eco-friendly tanning appeals to sustainable footwear brands.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide tannin source and process logs for vegetable tanning verification
• Separate from chrome-tanned for potential duty differences
• Avoid bulk packaging that suggests industrial rather than upper use