Water Buffalo Full Grain Leather Whole Skin from Japan
Unsplit full grain whole skin from water buffalo (bovine), further processed after crusting, ≤2.6 m², without hair or fancy treatment. Precisely classified in HTS 4107.11.20.00 for non-fancy small bovine hides.
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
• Source from approved tanneries; provide chain-of-custody docs for buffalo traceability
• Confirm no wool/hair per Chapter 41 note (c); cleaned hides only