Composition Leather in Slabs, Sheets, or Strips

Split leather is a genuine layer of hide separated from the grain side during the splitting process; it retains the fibrous structure of the original hide. Composition leather is manufactured by agglomerating leather fiber or scraps with a binder — it has no continuous hide structure. This distinction is material to classification: splits fall under Chapter 41 leather headings by species, while composition leather in sheet form classifies here under 4115100000.

There is no federal import permit requirement specific to composition leather, but US consumer product labeling laws (including FTC textile and leather labeling rules) require that finished goods made from composition leather not be labeled or marketed as 'genuine leather.' Importers supplying downstream manufacturers should ensure product documentation accurately identifies the material to support compliant end-product labeling.