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Heavy Duty Buffalo Belting Hide from Japan

Heavy-duty belting from whole buffalo hides, chrome-tanned and fat-liquored for extreme industrial power transmission. Fits HTS 4107.19.70.30: whole bovine (buffalo) hides, further prepared, non-fancy belting. Excels in high-load conveyor applications.

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

• Test for minimum thickness (typically 2-4mm) to confirm belting suitability

• Declare exact tanning method; reversible processes reclassify to 4101-4103