Equine Grain Split Sole Leather for Work Boots from Japan
Durable grain split leather from equine hides, tanned and finished for sole applications in heavy-duty work boots. Classified in HTS 4107.92.60 as other grain splits for sole leather, equine origin allowed per chapter notes, without hair and parchment-dressed options.
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
• Include veterinary certificates confirming equine source and no hair on, per chapter exclusions for hairy skins
• Test for sole suitability (thickness >2.6mm, bend test); pitfall is customs reclassifying flexible splits as upper leather
• Declare as 'sole leather' with intended use affidavits to avoid blending with upper leather rates