Equine Crust Upper Leather for Dress Shoes from Japan
Dry crust leather from equine hides, tanned for shoe uppers in formal dress footwear. Meets 4104 criteria as equine-derived, hairless, crust-state upper leather without further preparation like glazing or embossing.
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
• Provide veterinary certificates confirming equine origin and no hair on skin to comply with chapter exclusions
• Measure and declare split thickness; exceeding certain limits may shift to other subheadings
• Avoid common pitfall of insufficient crust processing proof, leading to classification as raw under 4101-4103