Vegetable Tanned Buffalo Grain Split Hide from Japan
Whole buffalo hides with grain splits, vegetable tanned and fat-liquored for natural patina in saddlery and furniture. Falls under HTS 4107.12.40.00 for further prepared buffalo leather from grain splits, excluding hair and 4114 types.
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
• Specify vegetable tanning agents in certificates to meet eco-labeling; measure split thickness accurately as it affects value declaration; common pitfall is confusing with chrome-tanned under different crust headings