Vegetable Tanned Leather Dust
Powder from grinding vegetable-tanned leather waste unsuitable for articles, eco-friendly alternative to chrome. HTS 4115.20.00.00 covers this Chapter 41 leather flour.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If reconstituted into veg-tanned sheets
Dust reformed into slabs/sheets moves to 4106 vegetable-tanned leather.
If extracted tanning bark residue
Tannin-extracted leather powder classifies as tanning extracts under Chapter 32.
If mixed with plant fiber waste
Primarily botanical textile waste with leather dust to Chapter 12 plants.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Highlight vegetable tanning certificate for preferential eco-duty treatments
• Test for tannins leaching that could affect 'crust' reclassification under note (b)
• Package in biodegradable bags matching sustainability claims
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).
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.