Oil-Tanned Bovine Belting Strip from Japan
Full grain unsplit bovine leather strips, oil-tanned and finished for flat belting in textile machinery. Falls under HTS 4107.91.70.30 as non-fancy, hair-free, further prepared leather of bovine animals for belting. The oil content provides lubrication and longevity.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
55%
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
• Include dyeing/fat-liquoring records showing 'further prepared after crusting' per chapter note (b)
• Measure thickness; belting often exceeds standard upholstery specs, aiding classification
• Steer clear of bulk packaging that suggests upholstery use, which could trigger 4107.91.80