Buffalo Strap Leather for Watch Bands from Japan
Full-thickness buffalo strap leather from whole hides, tanned and finished without hair, cut for luxury watch bands. Classified in HTS 4107.19.70.50 as non-fancy 'strap' leather of bovine (buffalo) origin from whole skins. Prepared after crusting for accessory strap applications.
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
• Invoice as 'strap leather' with dimensions suitable for watch bands
• Test for fat-liquoring if crust-labeled, as it qualifies per note (b)