Buffalo Wet-Blue Hide for Automotive Leather from Japan
Full grain wet-blue buffalo hide in wet state, unsplit, sourced for potential automotive upholstery use but not further prepared. Fits HTS 4104.11.30 as tanned buffalo without hair in wet-blue form. High durability for vehicle interiors.
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
• Document intended end-use separately; classification based on current state, not future automotive application
• Comply with REACH for chrome content if destined for EU markets