Swamp Buffalo Chrome Wet-Blue Grain Split from Japan
Grain split from swamp buffalo hide, chrome-tanned wet-blue, maintained wet without further preparation or hair. Under HTS 4104.11.30 for buffalo grain splits in wet state. Used in lightweight leather goods.
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
• Specify swamp buffalo (Bubalus carabanensis) in docs to differentiate from river buffalo
• Ensure splits are purely grain layer via cross-section photos