Buffalo Hide Full Grain Belting Leather from Japan
Heavy-duty full grain unsplit belting leather from buffalo hides, tanned and prepared for industrial belting in machinery. Meets HTS 4107.11.70.30 as bovine (including buffalo) whole hides, other than fancy. Known for exceptional toughness in conveyor and power transmission belts.
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
• Specify buffalo as bovine subcategory and provide hide measurements confirming whole, unsplit status
• Ensure no reversible tanning processes per chapter notes to avoid 4101-4103 reclassification