Vegetable Tanned Cow Belting Leather from Japan
Eco-friendly vegetable-tanned belting leather from whole cow hides, ideal for sustainable machinery belting. Classified in HTS 4107.19.70.30 as further prepared bovine whole hide leather, non-fancy, for belting. Offers natural aging and high tensile strength.
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
• Certify vegetable tanning process to appeal to green importers and verify classification
• Watch for hair remnants; must be fully removed per Chapter 41 notes