Buffalo Hide Dry Crust Sole Leather Sheets from Japan
Full grain unsplit buffalo crust in dry sheets for shoe sole production. Tanned without hair, crust only. 4104.41.40.60 for other sole leather.
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
• Measure sheet thickness (>1.5mm typical for soles) in entry docs
• Certify no reversible tanning per chapter note (b)
• Ship in bulk to avoid set classification