Equine Dry Crust Leather Hide from Japan
Full grain unsplit crust leather from equine (horse) hides, processed in dry state without hair on and not further prepared beyond tanning and fat-liquoring. Classified in HTS 4104.41.50.00 as other full grains unsplit crust of equine animals.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
53.3%
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
• Include equine species certification and origin docs to distinguish from bovine hides
• Check for reversible tanning processes which would classify under raw hide headings 4101-4103
• Document crust processing (retanned, fat-liquored, dried) to avoid finished leather classification