Wet Blue Swine Shoulders from Japan
Shoulder sections of swine hides chrome-tanned to wet blue stage, maintained wet without hair or further processing. Classified in HTS 4106.31.10.00 as swine wet blues, tanned or crust but specifically wet-state. Commonly reprocessed for automotive or furniture leather.
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
• Label shipments clearly as 'wet blues' with origin and tanning details; comply with animal health certificates if required; prevent contamination that could affect classification