Wet-Blue Kid Skins from Japan
Young goat (kid) hides chrome-tanned to wet-blue stage, smooth and supple for high-end shoe and bag leather. Without hair, not further prepared or split. Under 4106.91.00.00 as other tanned wet skins.
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
• Age verification documents for kid skins to distinguish from adult goat classification
• Ensure no reversible tanning process was used, as per chapter notes for 4101-4103
• Label shipments clearly as 'wet-blue' to match tariff description and speed clearance