Wet Blue Bovine Hide (Full Grain, Not Split) from Japan
A full-thickness tanned bovine hide processed in the wet state, commonly known as wet blue due to its characteristic blue color from chrome tanning. It is not split and remains in its wet-blue condition without further preparation like drying or finishing. Classified under HTS 4104.19.50.30 as tanned bovine hide in wet state, not split, and not further prepared.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
53.3%
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 chrome tanning process documentation to confirm wet-blue status and avoid misclassification as crust leather
• Ensure hides are shipped in wet state with proper preservation (e.g
• salt) to prevent drying during transit
• Provide detailed certificates of origin and tanning process to comply with CITES if from endangered species sources