Cowhide Wet-Blue Split Grain for Upholstery from Japan
Split grain from cowhide in wet-blue chrome-tanned form, destined for upholstery tanning. HTS 4104.11.50.40 covers bovine wet-state full grains unsplit or grain splits, specifically other split wet blues.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
53.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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
• Declare thickness if over 1mm for potential split verification; use brine packing
• Pitfall: further stuffing pre-import makes it crust under note (b)