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.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+17.5%17.5%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

3824Lower: 15% vs 17.5%

If pre-mixed with resins as compound

Powder formulated into chemical preparations for plastics excludes from Chapter 41 leather.

4101Lower: 13.3% vs 17.5%

If wet-blue crust powder from pre-tanning

Reversible pre-tanned leather dust reverts to heading 4101 per note (a).

2804.69Lower: 15.5% vs 17.5%

If purified to high-carbon protein powder

Chemically refined leather-derived powders classify as artificial graphite or carbon per processing.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Provide sieve analysis (<100 micron) proving flour consistency for industrial non-leather applications

Include tannery waste audit trails tracing powder origin to ensure no mixing with Chapter 43 hairy skins

Comply with REACH regulations for imported leather dust chemical content disclosure

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.

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.

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).

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.