Composition Leather Dust Powder
Fine powder produced by grinding scrap composition leather (leather fiber-based sheets) that is not viable for making new leather articles. Classified under HTS 4115.20.00.00 as leather flour/dust from Chapter 41 materials, often used in adhesives or fillers.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If in slab/sheet/strip form rather than powder
Composition leather in coherent slab or roll form stays within 4115 but under the 4115.10 subheading, separate from waste powder.
If when chemically modified into industrial binder paste
Powder processed into glue/adhesive preparations shifts to Chapter 38 chemical products, excluding Chapter 41 leather waste.
If fiber content allows reforming into usable crust sheets
Reconstitutable composition leather dust classified as grain splits crust under 4107, not as unsuitabe waste.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide lab analysis confirming particle size <0.5mm and unsuitability for leather reconstitution to prevent misclassification
• Label shipments clearly as 'non-reusable leather powder' with safety data sheets for dust handling during customs inspection
• Check destination country restrictions on leather dust imports due to potential chromium content from tanning processes
Related Products under HTS 4115.20.00.00
Leather Shoe Trimmings Waste
Parings and scraps generated from cutting leather uppers for footwear production, deemed unsuitable for further leather article manufacturing due to irregular shapes and sizes. This waste material from Chapter 41 tanned leather processing falls under HTS 4115.20.00.00 as it cannot be repurposed into new leather goods.
Bovine Leather Bag Parings
Irregular scraps and trimmings from cutting bovine tanned leather for handbags, too fragmented for leather article production. This Chapter 41 waste material is specifically covered by HTS 4115.20.00.00 for parings not suitable for manufacturing.
Leather Furniture Upholstery Scraps
Small, odd-shaped parings from upholstery leather cutting for sofas and chairs, unsuitable for new leather goods due to finish damage and size. Falls under HTS 4115.20.00.00 as tanned leather waste from Chapter 41.
Goat Skin Glove Trimmings Waste
Parings from cutting soft goat kid leather for gloves, irregular pieces not viable for leather articles. HTS 4115.20.00.00 covers this Chapter 41 dressed skin waste, including permissible goat skins per note (c).
Leather Powder Flour for Fillers
Ultrafine leather flour from milling unsuable tanned leather scraps, used as filler in plastics/rubber. Specifically HTS 4115.20.00.00 as leather powder not suitable for articles, from Chapter 41.
Automotive Leather Seat Waste Parings
Trimmings from cutting corrected-grain leather for car seats, unsuitable due to embossing defects. HTS 4115.20.00.00 for composition or tanned leather waste incapable of article production.