Buffalo Sole Grain Splits for Hiking Boot Outsoles from Japan
Robust water buffalo grain split leather for outsoles of hiking boots, fat-liquored post-crusting for water resistance. HTS 4107.92.60 designates it as sole leather from other grain splits of bovine animals.
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
• Certify thickness and density for sole use; thin splits risk upper leather duty
• Avoid mixing with upper leather in shipments; segregate for customs
• Trace supply chain to confirm post-tanning prep, not crust-only