Buffalo Grain Split Upper Leather for Handbags from Japan
Premium upper leather from buffalo grain splits, parchment-dressed for luxury handbags. It qualifies for HTS 4107.12.60 as further prepared upper leather from bovine (buffalo) whole hides, grain splits, other than 4114. The finish enhances suppleness and aesthetic appeal.
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
• Use chemical analysis reports to prove full tanning and fat-liquoring beyond crust stage
• Declare exact animal origin (bovine/buffalo) to prevent disputes under chapter notes
• Separate upper from sole leather in shipments to avoid averaging classifications