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
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
• Specify tanning agent in docs to match duty rates for chrome vs vegetable
• Test for chemical residuals to comply with import standards