Horsehide Dry Crust Full Grain from Japan
Unsplit full grain crust leather from horse hides, tanned to dry crust stage without hair or further finishing. HTS 4104.41.50.00 covers this as equine full grain unsplit crust, other category.
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
• Traceability docs essential for equine hides due to disease regulations
• Test for fat-liquor content to confirm crust vs. wet state
• Label clearly as 'crust leather' to prevent customs confusion with raw or finished