Bovine Full Grain Crust Leather for Belts from Japan
Unsplit full grain cow crust leather in dry state, tanned for belt applications as upper-type leather. Not further prepared, suitable for cutting into straps. 4104.41.40.60 applies as other crust upper/sole 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
• Document intended use as upper leather; belts often border sole if thick
• Check for uniform tanning to avoid wet areas reclassifying as non-crust
• Bundle in bulk rolls, not retail cut pieces, to maintain crust status