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
HS heading 41.01 covers 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. Within Chapter 41 it splits into 3 six-digit subheadings spanning raw hides and skins to hides and skins, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $1.6M
- Share of Chapter 41
- 0.4%
- Rank in its chapter
- #5 of 11
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 41.01 covers raw bovine and equine hides — fresh, salted, limed or pickled but not tanned. India's large cattle and buffalo base feeds this trade, supplying preserved hides as the raw input to its world-scale tanning clusters in Kanpur, Chennai and Kolkata.
How to read this code
41.01 is the four-digit HS heading for raw hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo). 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.
Subheadings under HS 41.01
The Harmonised System breaks 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 into these 3 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Raw hides and skins; whole, unsplit, of bovine or equine animals, of a weight per skin not exceeding 8kg when simply dried, 10kg when dry-salted or 16kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved
Hides and skins; raw, whole, of bovine or equine animals, of a weight per skin exceeding 16 kg
Hides and skins; other than whole, but including butts, bends and bellies, of bovine (including. buffalo) and equine animals, fresh, salted or preserved, but not tanned, parchment dressed or further prepared, whether or not dehaired or split
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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.
More codes in Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
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