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
52.5%
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
• Specify swamp buffalo (Bubalus carabanensis) in docs to differentiate from river buffalo
• Ensure splits are purely grain layer via cross-section photos