Buffalo Whole Skin Drum Dyed Leather from Japan
Whole buffalo skins further prepared with drum dyeing after tanning or crusting, hairless and non-fancy. HTS 4107.19.70 covers this as bovine (buffalo included) whole hides without fancy finishes. Used in heavy-duty bags and upholstery.
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 dyeing process certificates to prove further preparation beyond crust, avoiding 4104 classification
• Test for azo dyes compliance with US import standards to prevent customs holds
• Declare exact origin as buffalo (bovine) to match hierarchy; mislabeling as equine risks reclassification