Equine Hide Guitar Strap Leather from Japan
High-quality equine leather from whole hides, further tanned and finished without hair, intended for instrument straps like guitar straps. Falls under HTS 4107.19.70.50 as strap-designated leather from equine animals, non-fancy, from whole skins per hierarchy. It is prepared beyond crusting for specific strap use.
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
• Confirm equine origin with veterinary certificates, as chapter specifies equine animals
• Use detailed descriptions like 'strap leather' to match subheading; avoid 'general purpose' labeling