Wet-Blue Buffalo Hide from Japan
A tanned buffalo hide processed in the wet-blue state, chrome-tanned and left wet without further preparation, without hair on. Classified under HTS 4104.19.30.00 as it's a buffalo hide in the wet state, not further prepared beyond tanning.
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
• Verify tanning process documentation to confirm wet-blue state and absence of further preparation like drying or finishing
• Ensure CITES compliance if from wild buffalo species; provide origin certificates
• Avoid misclassification by confirming no reversible tanning used, which would shift to 4101-4103