Buffalo Wet-Blue Grain Split Upper Leather from Japan
Wet-blue tanned buffalo hide, grain split form under 28 sq ft, prepared as upper leather for boots and shoes. Meets HTS 4104.11.10.20 criteria: bovine (buffalo included), wet state, full grains/grain splits, whole, not further prepared. Provides durability for high-wear footwear applications.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
52.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.41.0540%Bovine (including buffalo) and equine leather (provided for in heading 4104 or 4107); goat, kid, sheep and lamb leather, the foregoing dyed, colored, stamped or embossed (provided for in heading 4105, 4106, 4112 or 4113)
Import Tips
• Include lab analysis confirming chrome tanning levels and wet state to satisfy customs chemical composition checks
• Document unit surface area with diagrams; splits can complicate measurements