Buffalo Grain Split Fat-Liquored Leather from Japan
Fat-liquored grain split leather from buffalo, considered crust per chapter note (b), then further prepared. Under 4107.12.70.90 as other non-fancy grain splits from whole hides. Used for soft-touch automotive interiors.
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
• Certify fat-liquoring as part of irreversible process
• Avoid industrial bulk if for retail to prevent end-use shifts
• Test for hair remnants per chapter exclusions