Wet-Blue Hog Hide from Japan

A tanned swine skin in wet-blue form, chrome-tanned and in a wet state, used primarily for leather production in upholstery and footwear. Classified under HTS 4106.31.90.00 as tanned swine skins without hair, in wet state, not further prepared. The wet-blue process preserves the hide for further tanning.

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%

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Import Tips

• Verify tanning process documentation to confirm wet-blue chrome tanning and wet state, avoiding reclassification to dry hides

• Ensure CITES compliance if hides originate from wild swine populations; provide export permits from source country

• Declare weight accurately as wet hides contain moisture, which affects duty calculation on net weight basis