Oil-Pulled Buffalo Upholstery Leather from Japan
Whole buffalo hides oil-pulled for supple upholstery in outdoor furniture. HTS 4107.19.50.00 for bovine (buffalo), whole, fat-liquored post-crust per notes. Enhances water resistance naturally.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
52.8%
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
• Include fat-liquor specs in invoices; chapter defines crust as including stuffing
• Avoid retail packaging; bulk import keeps it as hides, not sets