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    4107.12.10

    Upper leather; lining leather

    HTS code 4107.12.10 covers grain splits of bovine leather—specifically upper and lining leather—with a unit surface area not exceeding 28 square feet. This code is used for importing this type of prepared leather into the US, and currently benefits from free duty under standard trade agreements or eligible preference programs, as detailed within Chapter 41.

    Upper leather; lining leather

    Detailed information for HTS Code 4107.12.10

    This tariff classification falls within Chapter 41, which covers raw hides, skins, leather and articles thereof. Specifically, the code 4107.12.10 refers to leather of bovine or equine animals that has been further prepared after tanning or crusting, is without hair, and is split into grain splits with a surface area not exceeding 28 square feet. This code is further divided into statistical suffixes: 4107.12.10.20 for upper leather and 4107.12.10.40 for lining leather; use the suffix that corresponds to the specific type of leather being reported. Reporting should be done in square meters.

    ChapterChapter 41 - Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
    SectionSection VIII - Raw Hides and Skins, Leather, Furskins and Articles Thereof; Saddlery and Harness; Travel Goods, Han

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    General Duty

    Free

    Standard trade partners (NTR)

    Special Duty

    N/A

    Eligible FTA or preference programs

    The general duty rate for HTS code 4107.12.10 and its subdivisions (4107.12.10.20 for upper leather and 4107.12.10.40 for lining leather) is Free, applying to imports from standard trade partners (NTR). Special rates are not specified, but may be available for eligible FTA or preference programs. All quantities must be reported in square meters (m2). This means goods falling under this HTS code, regardless of whether they are upper or lining leather, typically enter the U.S. duty-free unless subject to specific trade restrictions or if originating from a country with a preferential trade agreement.

    Rate of Duty (Column 2): 15%

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    Code subdivisions

    4107.12.10.20

    Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 4114: > Whole hides and skins: > Grain splits: > Of bovines, and of a unit surface area not exceeding 28 square feet (2.6 m2): > Upper leather; lining leather > Upper leather

    4107.12.10.40

    Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 4114: > Whole hides and skins: > Grain splits: > Of bovines, and of a unit surface area not exceeding 28 square feet (2.6 m2): > Upper leather; lining leather > Lining leather

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    Chapter & section notes

    Chapter notes

    Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes CHAPTER 41 RAW HIDES AND SKINS (OTHER THAN FURSKINS) AND LEATHER VIII 41-1 Notes 1. This chapter does not cover: (a) Parings or similar waste, of raw hides or skins (heading 0511); (b) Birdskins or parts of birdskins, with their feathers or down, of heading 0505 or 6701; or (c) Hides or skins, with the hair or wool on, raw, tanned or dressed (chapter 43); the following are, however, to be classified in chapter 41, namely, raw hides and skins with the hair or wool on, of bovine animals (including buffalo), of equine animals, of sheep or lambs (except Astrakhan, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian or similar lambs, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lambs), of goats or kids (except Yemen, Mongolian or Tibetan goats and kids), of swine (including peccary), of chamois, of gazelle, of camels (including dromedaries), of reindeer, of elk, of deer, of roebucks or of dogs. 2. (a) Headings 4104 to 4106 do not cover hides and skins which have undergone a tanning (including pre-tanning) process which is reversible (headings 4101 to 4103, as the case may be). (b) For the purposes of headings 4104 to 4106, the term “crust” includes hides and skins that have been retanned, colored or fat-liquored (stuffed) prior to drying. 3. Throughout the tariff schedule the expression "compositionleather" means only substances of the kind referred to in heading 4115. Additional U.S. Note 1. The term "fancy" as applied to leather, means leather which has been embossed, printed or otherwise decorated in any manner or to any extent (including leather on which the original grain has been accentuated by any process, but excluding leather of subheading 4114.20). Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes VIII 41-2

    Section notes

    SECTION VIII RAW HIDES AND SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; SADDLERY AND HARNESS;TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS; ARTICLES OF ANIMAL GUT (OTHER THAN SILKWORM GUT) VIII-1 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes VIII-2 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes

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    November 15, 2025

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