Chrome-Tanned Wet-State Buffalo Grain Split from Japan
A grain split from buffalo hide, tanned in wet-blue process, remaining in wet state without hair or further preparation. Classified under HTS 4104.11.30 for buffalo-specific wet-state grain splits of bovine hides. Ideal for mid-weight leather production like bags and shoes.
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
• Provide splitting diagrams and tanning process records to confirm grain split status and wet-blue compliance
• Label shipments clearly as 'wet-state' with weight adjustments for moisture to prevent duty disputes