Full Grain Buffalo Parchment-Dressed Leather from Japan
Parchment-dressed full grain buffalo leather, unsplit, further prepared post-tanning, no hair. HTS 4107.91.40.00 covers this as buffalo full grains, including parchment-dressed variants outside 4114. Suited for bookbinding and fine accessories.
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
• Specify parchment-dressing method in docs; it's included but must not revert to reversible tanning
• Ensure no splitting occurred post-prep—measure thickness uniformity
• Avoid declaring as crust only, as parchment-dressed full prep qualifies here