Chrome-Tanned Buffalo Sole Leather from Japan
Chrome-tanned full-grain unsplit sole leather from whole buffalo hides, hair removed for sole applications. Falls under HTS 4107.11.60.60 as prepared bovine sole leather beyond crust stage.
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
• Specify tanning agent in docs to match duty rates for chrome vs vegetable
• Test for chemical residuals to comply with import standards