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
9903.03.0110%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 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