Unsplit Buffalo Full Grain Leather for Automotive Seats from Japan
Premium full grain unsplit buffalo leather hide, tanned and prepared for automotive interior seating applications. Classified under HTS 4107.11.40.00 due to its buffalo origin, whole hide form, full grain unsplit nature, and further preparation after tanning or crusting without hair. Offers superior strength for vehicle upholstery.
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
• Include lab tests proving full grain integrity and no splitting to prevent shift to split categories
• Document the full preparation process post-tanning to comply with 'further prepared' requirement
• Ensure import declarations specify 'without hair on' to avoid Chapter 43 exclusions