Vegetable Tanned Full Grain Cow Leather from Japan
Full grain, unsplit cow leather tanned with vegetable agents, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair, non-fancy. Fits HTS 4107.91.70.90 as other full grains, unsplit, other, not fancy for bovine leather. Popular for eco-friendly shoe uppers and belts.
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
• Submit tanning method certificates (vegetable vs chrome) as it impacts duty but not primary classification here
• Avoid common pitfall of incomplete 'further prepared' proof, leading to downgrades to crust headings
• Test for composition leather traits; if reconstituted, shifts to 4115