Equine Sole Leather Full Grain from Japan
Unsplit full-grain sole leather from whole equine hides, tanned and prepared without hair for shoe sole production. HTS 4107.11.60.60 covers this as equine-derived sole leather from whole hides, excluding hair-on or reversible tanned products per chapter notes.
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
• Submit veterinary certificates confirming equine origin and hair removal process
• Label clearly as 'sole leather' with thickness specs (>1.2mm typical) to prevent reclassification
• Watch for crust vs fully prepared tanning; reversible processes go to 4101-4103