Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
Chapter 41 of the Harmonised System covers Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather — 11 four-digit headings that customs authorities worldwide use to classify these goods and set duty.
- India exports 2024
- $438.8M
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
Chapter 41 covers raw hides, skins and leather. India is one of the world's largest leather producers, tanning bovine and goat hides in clusters such as Kanpur, Chennai and Kolkata. Subheadings separate raw and pickled hides from tanned, crust and finished leather, classified by animal source and by stage of processing.
How to read this code
41 is the two-digit HS chapter for raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leat. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many raw hides, leather, fur & travel goods lines — check our import guides for your market.
Headings under HS 41
The Harmonised System breaks Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather into these 11 headings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Raw hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled, otherwise preserved but not tanned, parchment dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split
Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split
Raw hides and skins n.e.c in headings no. 4101, 4102; fresh, salted, dried, pickled or otherwise preserved, not further prepared, whether or not dehaired or split
Tanned or crust hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared
Tanned or crust skins of sheep and lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared
Tanned or crust hides and skins of other animals, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared
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 41.14
Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment dressed leather, of sheep or lamb, without wool on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 41.14
Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of animals (other than ovine), without wool or hair on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 41.14
Chamois (including combination chamois) leather; patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather
Composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, in rolls or not; parings and other waste of leather or of composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour
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Top destinations for Chapter 41 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
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