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
52.5%
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
• Include fat-liquor specs in invoices; chapter defines crust as including stuffing
• Avoid retail packaging; bulk import keeps it as hides, not sets