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
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
• 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