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
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• 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