Chrome-Tanned Bovine Grain Split Wet-Blue from Japan
Chrome-tanned bovine hide grain split maintained in wet-blue condition for flexibility in further tanning. HTS 4104.11.50.40 covers such tanned bovine leathers in wet state (wet-blue), specifically split grains described as other wet blues, excluding further prepared forms.
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
• Label shipments clearly as 'wet-blue split grains' with chemical analysis reports; comply with CITES if near-protected species
• Pitfall: over-drying during transit reclassifies to 4104.21