4101.20.50.00 - Other 🖩

This classification, HTS Code 4101.20.50.00, specifically covers "Other" raw hides and skins of bovine animals (including buffalo) that are whole, unsplit, and meet certain weight criteria when preserved. These hides are fresh, or have undergone processes such as salting, drying, liming, or pickling, but crucially, they have not yet been tanned, parchment-dressed, or further prepared. This means they are in a state suitable for subsequent tanning and manufacturing into leather goods, but are not yet finished leather products.

This category distinguishes itself from sibling categories by excluding hides that have undergone specific pre-tanning treatments. For instance, HTS Code 4101.20.40.00 specifically covers "Vegetable pretanned" hides. Therefore, 4101.20.50.00 is reserved for bovine hides that have not undergone any form of pre-tanning, differentiating them based on the specific preparation applied to the raw hide.

As this is a leaf node, there are no further subdivisions. Classification within this code relies on confirming that the raw bovine hides meet all preceding criteria: being whole and unsplit, falling within the specified weight per skin limits when preserved, and not having undergone any tanning or further preparation beyond initial preservation methods. This ensures that only the most basic preserved bovine hides, not otherwise specifically categorized, are classified here.