Unsplit Equine Horsehide Full Grain Leather from Japan
Full grain, unsplit leather from equine animals like horses, prepared after tanning or crusting without hair, suitable for equestrian gear. Classified in 4107.91.70 as non-fancy, further prepared bovine/equine leather excluding 4114 types. It meets criteria for full grains, unsplit, other than fancy varieties.
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
• Provide veterinary or source certificates confirming equine origin and hair removal to comply with chapter exclusions
• Avoid splitting the hide during processing to maintain unsplit status for this subheading; document production chain
• Conduct thickness and grain integrity tests to differentiate from split or lower-quality leathers in adjacent codes