Vegetable Tanned Equine Upper Crust from Japan
Vegetable-tanned full grain equine leather in dry crust state for footwear uppers. Classified in HTS 4104.41.40 as upper leather, unsplit, from equine hides without hair on. Preferred for eco-friendly, breathable shoe uppers.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
55%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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 vegetable tanning method in invoices to distinguish from chrome (wet-blue) processes
• Certify no synthetic coatings; crust fat-liquoring allowed per notes