Wet-Blue Boar Hide from Japan
Tanned hides from wild boar in wet-blue wet state, suitable for high-end leather goods like wallets and belts. HTS 4106.31.90.00 covers these as 'other' tanned swine skins (including peccary per chapter notes), without hair, not further prepared.
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
• Obtain veterinary certificates proving disease-free status, as wet hides pose higher biosecurity risks
• Label clearly as 'wet-blue' with moisture content to comply with customs valuation rules
• Watch for misdeclaration as 'peccary' which is also swine but may trigger different inspections