Agriculture commodity
Wet Blue Leather
Chrome-tanned semi-processed hide. Sold by tanneries to leather goods manufacturers — a different trade from raw hides.
At a glance
- Family
- Livestock & Animal Products
- Sector
- Agriculture
- HS code
- 4104.11
Source Wet Blue Leather
Verified wet blue leather, inspected and contract-ready.
Frequently asked
- What is Wet Blue Leather?
- Chrome-tanned semi-processed hide. Sold by tanneries to leather goods manufacturers — a different trade from raw hides.
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Crust Leather
Tanned and dried, not yet surface-finished. The step after wet blue and the last one before a leather goods maker will take it.
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Live Cattle
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