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
9903.05.4912.5%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
• 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