Bovine Sides Full Grain Drum Dyed Leather from Japan
Drum-dyed full grain leather from bovine sides, unsplit, further prepared after tanning or crusting, hair removed, non-fancy. Under HTS 4107.91.70 for other full grains, including sides, excluding fancy or 4114. Dyeing counts as further preparation.
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
• Document dyeing process as part of further preparation to distinguish from crust-only under 4104-4106
• Specify 'sides' in description matching hierarchy to avoid broader 'other' misrouting
• Test for color fastness; fading could lead to quality disputes and reclassification