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
9903.41.0540%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
• Specify tanning agent in docs to match duty rates for chrome vs vegetable
• Test for chemical residuals to comply with import standards