Chrome-Tanned Wet-State Buffalo Hide from Japan
A whole buffalo leather hide in wet-blue state, full grain unsplit, with surface area under 2.6 m², commonly imported for high-end shoe uppers and belts. Classified under HTS 4104.11.20.00 due to its bovine (buffalo) origin, wet processing without hair or further preparation. This 'other' category captures hides not specified by weight.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
52.4%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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
• Require supplier affidavits confirming buffalo species and wet-blue chrome tanning; measure hides flat for accurate surface area; watch for drying which could reclassify as crust