Buffalo Hide Wet Blue Belly Splits from Japan
Belly portions split from buffalo hides, chrome-tanned wet blue, wet state preserved without hair or further prep. Classified HTS 4104.19.50.70 other splits.
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
• Belly splits prone to stretching; measure and document pre-shipment dimensions
• Certify no further fat-liquoring to stay in wet blue category
• Beware of auto-classification software errors for belly cuts