Equine Sole Leather for Work Boots from Japan
Vegetable-tanned equine leather from grain splits, designed for heavy-duty work boot soles with high tensile strength and natural water resistance. It qualifies for HTS 4107.12.60.60 as further prepared leather of equine animals from grain splits, specifically for sole applications, excluding parchment-dressed or hair-on variants.
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
• Include detailed tanning process logs to prove 'further prepared after crusting' status, avoiding fallback to crust headings
• Check for hair removal certification, as chapter notes exclude hair-on hides from Chapter 41 unless specified bovine types
• Bundle with footwear manufacturing invoices if imported for assembly to leverage potential duty drawbacks