HTS Chapter 41: Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
HTS Chapter 41 covers Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather. Browse 10 published headings, then narrow to the active product line that matches the goods.
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Written to help non-specialists understand this page. Rates, dates, and legal facts come from the official records above and on the linked source.
HTS Chapter 41 covers hides, skins, and leather, generally classified by the animal source and the stage of processing. It includes raw or preserved hides and skins; tanned or crust leather; leather further prepared after tanning; specialized leather such as chamois, patent, laminated, and metallized leather; and composition leather and certain leather waste. The chapter generally does not cover finished articles made from leather, which may be classified in other HTS chapters according to the article and its function.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) is organized from broad to specific: a chapter identifies a general product group, a four-digit heading identifies a narrower category, and further digits identify increasingly specific subheadings. A complete U.S. import classification normally uses a 10-digit HTS number. For Chapter 41, determine the animal source, whether the material is raw, tanned, crust, or further prepared, whether hair or wool remains, whether it is split, and whether a special treatment such as patent finishing applies. Then read the heading and subheading text, section and chapter notes, exclusions, and applicable U.S. provisions before confirming the final code. Borderline classifications may require a customs broker or a binding ruling from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
What to check
- Identify the animal source and verify whether the material is hide, skin, leather, leather fiber, or waste.
- Determine the processing stage: raw or preserved, tanned or crust, further prepared, or specially finished.
- Check whether hair or wool remains, whether the material is split, and whether it is parchment-dressed or otherwise prepared.
- Read the relevant section and Chapter 41 notes, especially exclusions that direct certain goods to another heading or chapter.
- Review the current U.S. HTS for statistical suffixes and any applicable Chapter 99 provisions, and confirm origin-specific measures separately.
How to use this chapter
A chapter is the first classification level, not a duty rate. Choose the heading that describes the product, narrow by material, construction, use, or other legal distinctions, and verify the final line against the official HTS notes.
Heading list
| HTS code | Description | Linked 8-digit entries |
|---|---|---|
| 4101 | Raw hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split: | 0 |
| 4102 | Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment- dressed or further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split, other than those excluded by note 1(c) to this chapter: | 0 |
| 4103 | Other raw hides and skins (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split, other than those excluded by note 1(b) or 1(c) to this chapter: | 0 |
| 4104 | Tanned or crust hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared: | 0 |
| 4105 | Tanned or crust skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared: | 0 |
| 4106 | Tanned or crust skins of other animals, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared: | 0 |
| 4107 | 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: | 0 |
| 4113 | Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of other animals, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 4114: | 0 |
| 4114 | Chamois (including combination chamois) leather; patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallized leather: | 0 |
| 4115 | Composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fiber, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls; parings and other waste of leather or of composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour: | 0 |
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Questions about HTS Chapter 41
What does HTS Chapter 41 cover?
HTS Chapter 41 covers Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather. This page groups the chapter’s 4-digit headings; a shipment still needs the most specific active 8- or 10-digit line supported by the product facts.
Is HTS Chapter 41 a final product classification?
No. A chapter is a broad 2-digit category. Narrow it to the applicable heading and the most specific active statistical line before estimating duty or filing an entry.