Vegetable Tanned Bovine Upper Leather Hide from Japan
Whole full grain unsplit bovine hide vegetable-tanned and prepared as upper leather for casual loafers. Classified in 4107.11.60.10 for further prepared leather of bovine animals, full grains unsplit, upper type without hair. Natural patina develops with use.
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
• Certify vegetable tanning to qualify for certain eco-tariff preferences
• Weigh hides accurately as duties are often per kg
• Segregate from chrome-tanned lots to maintain purity