Fat-Liquored Buffalo Split for Belts from Japan
Grain split buffalo leather stuffed with fat-liquor post-tanning for soft, flexible belts and watch straps. Classifies in HTS 4107.12.40.00 per chapter note (b) for crust including fat-liquored, as further prepared buffalo grain splits.
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
• Certify fat-liquor content to validate further preparation status; use ventilated containers for moisture control; check country-specific buffalo export quotas