Vegetable Tanned Full Grain Cowhide for Shoe Uppers from Japan
Ecological full-grain unsplit cowhide vegetable-tanned and further prepared, used for premium shoe uppers. Whole hides without hair preserve natural patina. Meets HTS 4107.11.70.90 for other non-fancy bovine leather.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
55%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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 vegetable tanning agents in docs to differentiate from chrome-tanned crust
• Ensure no splitting; full-grain status requires intact surface layer