Horsehide Full Grain Wet-State Upper Leather from Japan
Full grain unsplit upper leather from horse hides in wet chrome-tanned state (wet-blue), equine category, without hair on, for shoe uppers. HTS 4104.11.40.10 applies to this wet-state 'other' upper leather under bovine/equine tanned hides not further prepared.
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
• Certify equine species via veterinary docs to align with chapter inclusions
• Maintain wet storage conditions during transit to preserve classification
• Declare intended upper use to support 4104.11.40.10 specificity