Antique Burnished Fancy Buffalo Leather from Japan
Full grain unsplit buffalo leather with fancy antique burnishing for vintage-style wallets and boots. Prepared after tanning or crusting, it fits HTS 4107.91.80.00 as other fancy bovine (buffalo) without hair. Burnishing creates a distressed fancy patina.
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
• Burnish depth certification helps prove further preparation beyond crust per notes
• Separate sides clearly in shipments; mixed sizes lead to valuation disputes
• Watch for CITES if exotic buffalo claims arise, though standard water buffalo exempt