Chrome-Tanned Wet Blue Kid Skins from Japan
Chrome-tanned wet blue kid skins are young goat hides processed through chrome tanning, remaining in a wet, blue-dyed state without further preparation. Classified in HTS 4106.21.10.00 for goat/kid wet blues, excluding hair-on or further finished leathers. Ideal for subsequent dyeing and finishing in upholstery leather production.
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
• Provide lab analysis confirming chrome tanning levels to distinguish from crust or finished leathers
• Check for splits; unsplit vs split may affect value declaration but stays in same subheading
• Avoid common error of declaring as 'leather' – wet blues are semi-processed per chapter exclusions