Horsehide Full Grain Luggage Case Leather from Japan
Premium full-grain unsplit horsehide (equine) leather from whole skins, prepared after tanning for high-end luggage cases and bags. Classified in HTS 4107.11.70.50 for equine full-grains unsplit, non-fancy, suited to case production. Renowned for its fine grain and suppleness in travel goods.
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
• Lab test for equine DNA if disputed; ensure no reversible tanning per chapter note (b)
• Pitfall: Packaging as retail sets could trigger set classification under Chapter 42