Bovine Wet-Blue Hide (Side Cut) from Japan
Side cut from mature bovine hide, wet-blue chrome tanned, depilated, wet, unsplit, no further work. For automotive leather. Under HTS 4104.19.50.80.
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
• Detail cut specs in commercial invoice; side cuts valued lower
• pH testing for wet-blue acidity; standard 3.5-4.0 range confirms status
• EU REACH compliance for chrome if destined there