Parchment-Dressed Buffalo Hide Leather from Japan
Buffalo whole hides treated to a parchment-dressed finish after tanning, creating a soft, drum-dyed leather without splits or hair. HTS 4107.19.40.00 applies to this further prepared buffalo leather from whole hides. Commonly used for bookbinding and fine crafts.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
52.5%
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
• Document the parchment-dressing process to prove further preparation beyond crust per chapter note (b)
• Ensure no birdskin or feathered parts contamination, excluded to 0505/6701
• Test for composition leather traits; if reconstituted, reclassifies to 4115