Chapter · Chapter 41 · Section VIII, Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof
HS 41Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
- Customs duty
- 0% to 10%
- 50 tariff items
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Mostly Free
- Prohibited: 3 items
- Unit
- kg
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this chapter
11 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.
| Code | Description | Customs duty | GST now | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4101 | Raw hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals (fresh or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split | Free | 5% | kg |
| 4102 | Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split, other than those excluded by note 1 (c) to this chapter | Free | 5% | kg |
| 4103 | Other raw hides and skins (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split, other than those excluded by note 1 (b) or 1 (c) to this chapter | Free | 5% | kg |
| 4104 | Tanned or crust hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared | 10% | 5% | kg |
| 4105 | Tanned or crust skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared | 10% | 5% | kg |
| 4106 | Tanned or crust hides and skins of other animals, without wool or hair on, whether or not split but not further prepared | 10% | 5% | kg |
| 4107 | 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 4114 | 10% | 5% | kg |
| 4112 | 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 4114 | 10% | 5% | kg |
| 4113 | Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of other animals, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 4114 | 10% | 5% | kg |
| 4114 | Chamois (including combination chamois) leather; patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather | 10% | 5% | kg |
| 4115 | Composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fiber, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls; parings and other waste of leather or of composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour | 10% | 5% | kg |
Importing into India
Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 50 tariff items: 0% to 10%. The rules below cover this whole code.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty
None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Free: 56 tariff items
Exporting from India
Export duty
It depends on the goods: the entries below name only some goods under this code, or rate them differently.
| Entry | Goods | Export duty |
|---|---|---|
| The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 25ANamed goods or on a condition | Raw hides and skins or Raw skins (excluding raw hides and skins of buffalo) | 40% |
| The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 25BNamed goods or on a condition | Raw hides and skins of buffalo | 30% |
| The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 25CNamed goods or on a condition | Tanned or crust hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, other than E.I. tanned leather | 20% |
| The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 25DNamed goods or on a condition | Tanned or crust skins of sheep or lambs, other than E.I. tanned leather | 20% |
| The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 25ENamed goods or on a condition | Tanned or crust hides and skins of other animals, other than E.I. tanned leather | 20% |
| The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 25FNamed goods or on a condition | E.I. tanned leather | Nil |
| The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 25GNamed goods or on a condition | finished leather of goat, sheep and bovine animals and of their young ones | Nil |
| Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 25ANamed goods or on a condition | Raw hides and skins or Raw skins (excluding raw hides and skins of buffalo) | 40% |
| Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 25BNamed goods or on a condition | Raw hides and skins of buffalo | 30% |
| Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 25CNamed goods or on a condition | Tanned hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, other than E.I. tanned leather | 20% |
| Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 25DNamed goods or on a condition | Tanned skins of sheep or lambs, other than E.I. tanned leather | 20% |
| Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 25ENamed goods or on a condition | Tanned hides and skins of other animals, other than E.I. tanned leather | 20% |
| Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 25FNamed goods or on a condition | E.I. tanned leather | Nil |
| Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 25GNamed goods or on a condition | finished leather of goat, sheep and bovine animals and of their young ones | Nil |
| Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 25JNamed goods or on a condition | Crust leather (hides and skins) | Nil |
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 53 tariff items
- Prohibited: 3 tariff items
Nearby codes
Sources
- GSTN HSN code masterChecked 13 Oct 2026
- DGFT ITC(HS) import and export policyChecked 9 Oct 2026
- GST rate per HSN (archived GSTZen extract)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- Customs Tariff of India (First Schedule): sections, chapters, notes and statutory BCDChecked 19 Oct 2026
- BIS compulsory certification: products and Quality Control OrdersChecked 18 Oct 2026
- Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties in force (India)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- India's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 18 Oct 2026
For information, not a customs ruling. Only notifications published in the Gazette have legal force; confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE before you price a deal.