Cowhide Garment Leather Whole from Japan
Whole cowhide leather, parchment-dressed without hair, for fashion garments like skirts. Meets 4107.19.70.40 criteria: bovine whole hides, not fancy, for garment end-use.
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
• Conduct fiber analysis if blended processes suspected, ensuring no wool/hair remnants per chapter exclusions
• Photograph hides pre-shipment showing whole intact status to counter split claims at entry
• Partner with certified tanners; unverified crusting processes often lead to audits