Cowhide Upper Leather for Hiking Boots from Japan
Durable cowhide upper leather from whole bovine hides ≤2.6 m², waxed for waterproof hiking boot uppers. Fits 4107.19.10.20 as prepared upper leather excluding 4114 types. Balances flexibility and trail toughness.
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
• Wax treatments ok if not plastic-coated (5906 risk)
• Measure hides pre-split; post-split changes classification
• Invoice as 'upper leather' explicitly to align with subheading