Printed Fancy Bovine Upholstery Leather from Japan
Full grain unsplit cowhide leather with fancy digital prints for furniture upholstery, prepared post-tanning or crusting. Classified in HTS 4107.91.80.00 as fancy other bovine leather without hair, not heading 4114. Prints add decorative value qualifying as 'fancy'.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
52.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Document print durability tests for commercial use claims; upholstery often scrutinized for wear resistance
• Avoid bulk packaging confusion—declare as sides if over certain size to match hierarchy
• Comply with CPSIA if for juvenile furniture, testing for lead in fancy pigments