Equine Hide Lining Leather Wet-Blue Small Size from Japan
Wet-blue full grain unsplit equine (horse) lining leather, whole hides ≤2.6 m², for apparel and accessory linings. HTS 4104.11.10.40 covers it as bovine/equine tanned wet-state leather, lining designated, not further prepared. Equine hides share bovine classification here.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
52.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Differentiate equine origin in docs; often grouped with bovine but specify for traceability
• Maintain cold chain if needed to preserve wet state during long-haul imports