Buffalo Grain Split Upper Leather for Cowboy Boots from Japan
Premium grain split leather from water buffalo hides, further prepared for the vamps and shafts of cowboy boots. HTS 4107.92.60 applies to bovine (including buffalo) grain splits as upper leather, emphasizing its smooth grain surface and suppleness.
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
• Specify buffalo (bovine) origin in invoices; common error is classifying as exotic under Chapter 43
• Ensure split documentation shows grain layer retention for 4107.92; flesh splits may go elsewhere
• Comply with CITES if wild buffalo, though most are farmed; attach tanning process logs