Bovine Full Grain Upper Leather Hide from Japan
This is a full grain, unsplit upper leather from bovine hides with a unit surface area not exceeding 28 square feet, prepared after tanning or crusting without hair on. It is specifically designed for shoe uppers due to its durability and flexibility. Classified under HTS 4107.11.10.20 as whole hides of bovines meeting the size and type criteria for upper leather.
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
• Verify the unit surface area does not exceed 28 square feet with measurement certificates to avoid reclassification
• Provide tanning process documentation proving it's further prepared after tanning or crusting, not reversible
• Ensure no hair on hides and obtain supplier affidavits confirming full grain unsplit status