Gazelle Crust Leather from Japan
Tanned and crust-dried gazelle skins, hairless, without further preparation, explicitly includable in 4106 per chapter notes. HTS 4106.92.00.00 for other such animal leathers. Exotic material for bespoke shoes and bags.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
53.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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
• CITES Appendix II documentation mandatory for gazelle imports; pre-clear with USFWS
• Detailed tanning process affidavits prevent reclassification to raw hides