Unsplit Buffalo Hide Leather for Automotive Seats from Japan
Premium unsplit full-grain leather from buffalo hides, further prepared after tanning for use in luxury car interiors. The whole hide retains its natural surface without hair, offering superior strength. Falls under HTS 4107.11.70.90 as non-fancy bovine (buffalo) full grains.
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
• Include chemical analysis reports showing non-reversible tanning to distinguish from crust leather
• Label weight and surface area to confirm whole hide status, avoiding reclassification to 4114