Equine Crust Lining Leather for Handbag Interiors from Japan
Full grain unsplit equine (horse) leather in dry crust form, unit surface ≤28 sq ft, used as lining material for luxury handbags. Classified under HTS 4104.41.10.40 as tanned equine skin without hair, crust processed (retanned or fat-liquored), not further prepared, and specified as lining leather.
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
• Provide species certification (equine vs bovine) as equine falls under same code; document crust processing to exclude pre-tanning reversibility; avoid bulk packaging that suggests further preparation