Buffalo Dress Glove Leather from China
Soft, drum-dyed buffalo leather splits prepared for high-end dress gloves, with a smooth parchment-dressed finish. Classified in 4107.99.70.40 for its non-fancy, glove-specific preparation from buffalo (bovine) hides without hair.
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 lab tests confirming no hair on and post-crusting processes like fat-liquoring to meet 'further prepared' criteria
• Declare exact end-use as 'glove' on entry forms; generic leather descriptions may lead to higher 'other' duties
• Check for split thickness specs, as overly thin splits could be questioned for upholstery vs glove use