Parchment-Dressed Buffalo Side Splits from Japan
Parchment-dressed grain splits from buffalo sides, further prepared post-tanning without hair, ideal for high-end accessories. HTS 4107.92.40.00 applies to these buffalo-specific grain splits, separate from full hides or equine leather.
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
• Provide lab analysis confirming no reversible tanning per chapter note (b); include split thickness measurements
• Use NAICS codes for leather processing in entry docs; declare as 'sides' to match hierarchy