Leather|HTS Code

Leather harmonized system code

Product Overview: Leather classified under HTS 4107.12 is leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on, and commonly presented in finished or surface‑modified forms such as patent (varnished) or metallized finishes used in apparel, upholstery and accessories. Product definition: finished bovine/calf/equine substrates that have undergone tanning, drying/crusting and top‑coating processes to produce a stable, usable hide. Key characteristics: measurable physical specifications typically include thickness 0.6–3.5 mm, area mass ~300–900 g/m2, conditioned moisture content 6–12% and tensile strength commonly 12–25 MPa; surfaces may be aniline, pigmented/corrected‑grain, glazed or varnished. Processing levels include crust, top‑coated/finished and patent/metallized; quality attributes addressed by buyers include uniform dye penetration, color fastness (ISO test methods), abrasion resistance and defect limits per agreed AQL. Product classifications within 4107.12 are routinely segmented by species (bovine, calf, equine), finish type (aniline, pigmented, patent/varnished, metallized), processing stage (crust vs finished) and end‑use grade (garment, upholstery, automotive, footwear upper). Commercial applications include footwear uppers, garments, handbags, furniture and automotive interiors, and further downstream components. HTS Code Classification & Trade Specifications: 4107.12 presented here is the 6‑digit subheading under Chapter 41 (41 — Leather and leather products), Heading 4107 (Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting), with Subheading 4107.12 denoting finished hairless leathers including varnished/patent or metallized finishes; U.S. entries will further extend this to 8‑ and 10‑digit HTSUS codes for duty assessment. Classification rationale: the material has completed tanning/crusting and finishing operations, lacks hair and displays surface coatings consistent with Heading 4107, so classification to subheading 4107.12 is appropriate for customs valuation and tariff determination. Trade considerations: standard commercial packing is rolled on cardboard cores or flat boxed with acid‑free interleaving paper, breathable polybags and palletized on ISPM‑15 treated pallets; common roll weights 20–120 kg and max roll diameters ~300 mm. Preservation/shipping: store at 10–25°C and 45–60% RH, use desiccants, avoid heat/solvent exposure and compression in container stowage. Quality standards and documentation required for duty and compliance include ISO test reports (tensile, abrasion, color fastness), chromium VI screening/limits, certificate of origin, commercial invoice and HS 4107.12 on shipping documentation.

Leather Chapter Note

1.- This Chapter does not cover : (a) Parings or similar waste, of raw hides or skins (heading 05.11); (b) Birdskins or parts of birdskins, with their feathers or down, of heading 05.05 or 67.01; 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 41.04 to 41.06 do not cover hides and skins which have undergone a tanning (including pre-tanning) process which is reversible (headings 41.01 to 41.03, as the case may be). (B) For the purposes of headings 41.04 to 41.06, the term “crust” includes hides and skins that have been retanned, coloured or fat-liquored (stuffed) prior to drying. 3.- Throughout the Nomenclature the expression “composition leather” means only substances of the kind referred to in heading 41.15.