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
55%
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
• 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