Wet-State Bovine Steer Hide Unsplitted from Japan
Unsplit steer hide from mature bovine, chrome-tanned wet-blue, full grain surface intact and not further prepared. Fits HTS 4104.11.50.80 as other wet full grains of bovine animals.
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 animal age/type in invoices; steers often heavier, confirm weight per chapter notes
• Batch test for tanning penetration; uneven chrome risks reclass to insufficiently tanned