Retanned Bovine Sole Leather Crust from Japan
Whole bovine hides retanned, colored, and fat-liquored into sole leather crust before drying, hairless. Per chapter notes, this qualifies under HTS 4107.19.60.50 as further prepared sole leather. Versatile for custom sole bending.
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
• Document crust processes (retanning, stuffing) explicitly per note (b)
• Dry state confirmation prevents reversion to 4101-4103