Horsehide Grain Split Lining for Bookbinding from Japan
Equine grain split lining leather, tanned and prepared, surface ≤28 sq ft, HTS 4107.12.10.40 for lining purposes. Used in book covers for inner reinforcement. Supple finish from post-crust processing.
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
• Declare for artisanal use to maintain leather status; avoid lamination
• Pitfall: mismeasurement of surface area