Wet-Blue Equine Horse Hide Full Grain from Japan
Full grain horse hide chrome-tanned to wet-blue stage, kept wet without hair or further preparation. HTS 4104.11.50.80 covers this equine wet-state tanned hide for equestrian leather goods.
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 equine species certification (e.g
• veterinary docs) to distinguish from bovine for accurate duty
• Ensure no hair remnants; shearing proofs required to meet 'without hair on' criteria
• Avoid drying during transit; use refrigerated containers and declare wet state explicitly