Bovine Full Grain Leather Guitar Strap Material from Japan
Uncut sheets of full-grain unsplit bovine leather prepared specifically for crafting high-end guitar straps, sourced from whole hides for superior strength and patina development. Classified under HTS 4107.11.70.50 due to its full-grain unsplit nature from bovine animals, designated for strap applications without fancy finishes. This leather type ensures flexibility and grip essential for musical instrument straps.
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
• Obtain tannery certification confirming full-grain unsplit status and strap end-use to comply with hierarchy; label clearly as 'bag, case, strap, collar' leather
• Pitfall: If pre-cut into strap shapes, it may be seen as a finished product under Chapter 42—import in sheets