Buffalo Upper Leather for Motorcycle Boots from Japan
Heavy-duty buffalo upper leather from whole hides ≤28 sq ft, oiled and tumbled post-tanning for motorcycle boot uppers. HTS 4107.19.10.20 covers this as bovine upper leather, excluding splits or hair-on. Enhances abrasion resistance for safety gear.
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
• Provide fat-liquored (stuffed) proof as part of crust per chapter note (b)
• Declare exact surface area per hide to match 4107.19.10 subheading precisely
• Avoid sets with hardware; components alone stay in 4107, sets may go to Chapter 64