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
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
• 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