Buffalo Sole Leather Sheet from Japan
Full-grain unsplit sole leather from whole buffalo hides, further prepared after tanning for sole manufacturing. Classified in HTS 4107.11.60.60 due to its bovine (buffalo) origin, hair-free status, and designation as sole leather for footwear bottoms.
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
• Include lab tests confirming sole leather properties like abrasion resistance to differentiate from upper leather
• Declare exact surface area measurements to rule out heading 4114 applicability
• Avoid common pitfalls by ensuring no fat-liquoring beyond crust stage without proper crust documentation