Buffalo Hide Crust Lining for Bookbinding from Japan
Full grain unsplit buffalo crust leather, dry, small size ≤28 sq ft, used as lining in book covers. Classifies in HTS 4104.41.10.40: tanned bovine (buffalo), hairless, crust, lining type.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
52.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Specify end-use as lining in contracts for classification support; avoid any surface finishing to stay crust; declare buffalo as bovine per notes