Buffalo Wet-Blue Upholstery Leather from Japan
Whole buffalo wet-blue leather under 28 sq ft surface, chrome-tanned wet without hair or additional prep. HTS 4104.19.20.00 applies to this semi-finished bovine product for furniture upholstery.
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
• Use ISF filings early due to bulk wet shipments requiring special handling declarations
• Beware of splitting during transport; damaged whole hides may reclassify as splits