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
52.4%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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