Industrial Wet Blue Caprine Hides from Japan
Industrial-grade wet blue caprine hides from goats, chrome-tanned in wet state for bulk leather processing, hair-free and unsplit. HTS 4106.21.10.00 covers these as tanned goat skins in wet-blue form, not further prepared. Used primarily in manufacturing gloves and bags.
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
• Use ISF filing early for ocean shipments of wet hides to prevent delays
• Document origin country accurately – duty rates vary by GSP eligibility