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Buffalo Hide Full Grain Upper Leather for Handbags from Japan

Upper leather from water buffalo hides, full grain unsplit, prepared post-tanning for luxury handbags with natural texture and strength. HTS 4107.11.60 applies to whole bovine (including buffalo) hides without hair, as upper leather. It's parchment-dressed for softness.

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

Document buffalo as 'bovine including buffalo' per chapter notes to prevent misclassification under other animal headings

Use photos and grain analysis to prove full grain unsplit status, avoiding split leather penalties