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
9903.41.0540%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
• 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