Buffalo Full Grain Unsplit Upper Leather from Japan
Whole hides of water buffalo leather, full grain unsplit, prepared as upper leather for luxury dress shoes. Meets HTS 4107.11.60.10 criteria as bovine (buffalo) leather further prepared after tanning, without hair, excluding 4114. Features vegetable tanning for eco-friendly shoe uppers.
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
• Label with precise tanning method (vegetable vs chrome) for duty calculations
• Ensure no wool/hair residue per Chapter 41 exclusions
• Use ISF filing early for large hide shipments to avoid delays