Unsplit Wet-Blue Water Buffalo Hide from Japan
Full grain unsplit hide from water buffalo, chrome-tanned to wet-blue stage and kept wet, without hair on. HTS 4104.11.30 applies to such buffalo hides in wet state, not further prepared. Commonly imported for custom leather crafting.
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
• Include species certification (e.g
• Bubalus bubalis) to confirm buffalo origin, avoiding mix-up with bovine cattle
• Use refrigerated containers for wet-state transport to maintain condition and support classification claims