Horsehide Wet-Blue Grain Split from Japan
Chrome-tanned wet-blue grain split from equine horsehide, used in high-end leather goods. Classified in HTS 4104.11.50.40 for wet-state tanned equine grain splits, other wet blues, excluding crust or prepared forms per chapter notes.
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
• Provide hide tracing for equine welfare compliance; monitor pH levels in wet-blue
• Common pitfall: confusing with bovine affects quota applications