Buffalo Grain Split Upper Leather for Motorcycle Jackets from Japan
Heavy-duty grain split buffalo leather for protective motorcycle jacket panels, drum-dyed and waxed. Under HTS 4107.92.60.10 as bovine upper leather from grain splits, further prepared post-crusting.
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
• Safety test docs for apparel use, though HTS unchanged; aids FDA/customs
• Confirm no hair on per chapter exclusion (c)
• Invoice end-use clearly to preempt apparel reclassification risks