Alligator Full Skin Crust from Japan
Complete American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) skins tanned to crust, unsplit, without further preparation like staking or finishing. Under HTS 4106.40.00.00 as tanned reptile skins of alligators. Prized for boots and exotic handbags.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
52.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Farmed alligators require aquaculture certificates under CITES
• Document weight per skin for accurate duty calculation on crust hides