Water Buffalo Full Grain Leather for Safety Boot Soles from Japan
Unsplit full grain water buffalo leather prepared for industrial safety boot soles, emphasizing toughness. Under HTS 4107.91.60 as unsplit full grains of buffalo (bovine), other upper/sole leather post-crusting. Exceeds standard wear standards.
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
• Certify thickness >4mm for sole use; thinner may be seen as upper
• Declare as 'other' full grain; specific tannage like chrome goes to 4107.91.20
• Trace supply chain for forced labor compliance in high-risk origins