Wet-Blue Bovine Hide from Japan
A tanned bovine hide processed in the wet-blue state using chromium salts, remaining wet and not further prepared beyond splitting if needed. It falls under HTS 4104.19.50 as a tanned bovine hide in the wet state, without hair, and not further finished. This semi-processed leather is commonly used as a base for further tanning.
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 the hide is in wet-blue state with no further preparation; documentation like tannery certificates is essential for customs
• Ensure compliance with CITES if from endangered bovine species and provide proof of hair removal