Equine Leather Briefcase Sides from Japan
Tough equine leather panels from whole hides, prepared after tanning sans hair, for briefcase and case construction. HTS 4107.19.70.50 designates this as 'case' leather, other, from equine animals, non-fancy whole hides. It exceeds crust stage with additional finishing.
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
• Include photos/samples showing whole hide grain for verification
• Declare precisely as 'bag/case leather' to match hierarchy