Full Grain Bovine Upper Leather for Shoes from Japan
This is full grain, unsplit upper leather made from bovine hides, further prepared after tanning or crusting, specifically designed for shoe uppers. It falls under HTS 4107.91.60.10 as it is other full grains, unsplit upper leather of bovine animals without hair on. The leather's durability and flexibility make it ideal for premium footwear manufacturing.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
53.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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
• Verify the leather is full grain and unsplit through supplier certification to match HTS 4107.91.60.10 criteria
• Include detailed tanning process documentation to prove it's further prepared after tanning or crusting
• Check for hair removal confirmation to avoid classification under excluded hairy hides in Chapter 43