Water Buffalo Wet-Blue Side from Japan
A side (half-hide) of water buffalo in unsplit wet-blue form, chrome-tanned wet without hair. HTS 4104.11.50.30 covers this as full grain unsplit wet-blue from buffalo (bovine), used for bags and accessories.
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
• Specify side dimensions in declarations for accurate duty assessment on weight
• Ensure no further fat-liquoring; that would classify as crust under note (b)
• Quarantine checks essential for buffalo hides from disease-prone regions