HS Code 4104Tanned or crust hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared

What HS code 4104 covers

Heading 4104 is for hides that have been tanned, or tanned and dried to the crust stage. They have no hair left on them. They can come from cattle, buffalo or equine animals such as horses.

The hides may be whole or split into layers. The key point is that they are not further prepared. Once a hide is dyed, coated or finished, it usually leaves this heading.

Tanning changes a raw hide into leather that will not rot. Heading 4104 holds the middle stage: the hide is tanned, but it is not yet a finished product. Traders often call these goods bovine leather, wet-blue hides or crust leather.

HS 4104 subheadings: wet-blue vs crust

The four subheadings differ in two ways. The first is the state of the hide: wet or dry. The second is the cut: full grains and grain splits, or everything else.

A wet-state hide is still damp after tanning. Wet-blue hides belong here. A dry-state hide has been dried after tanning. This is called crust. A full grain keeps its natural top surface. A grain split is a layer cut from the hide. In these codes, full grains (unsplit) and grain splits sit together in one group.

Here are the codes, with the dotted forms that many people search:

• 4104.11 (410411): wet state, including wet-blue.
• 4104.49 (410449): dry state, called crust.

How to choose the right 4104 code

Work through your goods in order. Each answer narrows the choice.

Check the animal and the hair first. Then check the state of the hide. Last, check the cut.

• Is the hide from cattle, buffalo or an equine animal, with no hair on it? If not, look at the other headings below.
• Is it tanned or crust, and not further prepared? If it is finished, it likely belongs in 4107.
• Is it still wet, including wet-blue? Choose between 4104.11 and 4104.19.
• Is it dry crust? Choose between 4104.41 and 4104.49.
• Is it a full grain, unsplit, or a grain split? That points to 4104.11 or 4104.41. Any other cut points to 4104.19 or 4104.49.
• If you are unsure, test the product description with the HS code classifier.

HS 4104 vs 4107 and other leather headings

Many mistakes come from picking a neighbouring heading. The main difference is how far the hide has been processed, and which animal it came from.

The heading for the finished stage is 4107. It covers bovine and equine leather that has been further prepared after tanning or crusting. Heading 4104 stops before that step.

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