Vegetable Tanned Buffalo Crust from Japan
Eco-friendly vegetable-tanned buffalo crust leather in dry state, hair removed, not further processed. HTS 4104.49.30.60 covers this other buffalo category. Popular for sustainable fashion.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
52.4%
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
• Certify vegetable tanning agents used to claim eco-preferences if applicable
• Prevent reclassification by ensuring no chrome or synthetic tanning (wet-blue)
• Batch test for crust integrity; reversible tanning shifts to 4101-4103