Buffalo Sole Leather Skin from Japan
Whole buffalo skin leather, tanned and prepared post-crusting for sole applications, hairless and unsplit. Classified under HTS 4107.19.60.50 as bovine (including buffalo) whole sole leather further prepared after tanning. Ideal for heavy-duty boot soles due to its toughness.
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 veterinary certificates confirming buffalo origin and hair removal to meet chapter exclusions
• Document the 'further prepared' tanning process to distinguish from crust or reversible tanning (headings 4101-4103)
• Avoid bulk packaging that might imply industrial parts; label clearly as whole skins for retail sole use