Buffalo Sole Leather Grain Splits for Orthopedic Footwear from Japan
Firm sole leather from buffalo grain splits for orthopedic shoes, providing arch support. HTS 4107.12.60 applies as sole leather further prepared from bovine whole hides grain splits. Engineered for medical-grade durability.
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
• Provide end-use declarations if for medical devices to explore duty relief
• Test for fat-liquor content to confirm beyond crust per chapter note (b)