Buffalo Hide Upper Leather for Work Boots from Japan
Dry crust buffalo leather, whole hide under 28 sq ft, tanned for use as upper material in rugged work boots. Classified in 4104.49.10.20 as bovine (buffalo included) crust upper leather, surface area limited, not further prepared.
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
• Obtain tannery certificates proving no reversible pre-tanning per chapter note (a)
• Label clearly as 'upper leather' with intended use to distinguish from lining or other types
• Avoid common pitfall of splitting hides pre-import, as unsplit whole required for this subheading