Buffalo Grain Split Leather for Handbags from Japan
Grain split leather from buffalo hides, prepared after tanning or crusting, hairless, and not fancy, suitable for high-end handbags. Classified in HTS 4107.12.70 due to its origin from whole bovine (buffalo) hides processed into non-fancy grain splits. Offers natural texture and durability for fashion accessories.
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
• Confirm buffalo as bovine subclass with veterinary certificates; distinguish from equine to stay in 4107.12
• Document post-tanning processes like crusting to prove 'further prepared' status and avoid raw hide misclassification
• Check for reversible tanning; if present, it reverts to 4101-4103 per chapter notes