Buffalo Hide Grain Split Belting Leather from Japan
Grain split leather from buffalo hides, tanned and further prepared without hair, cut into belting widths for conveyor systems. Classified in 4107.92.70.30 due to its bovine origin (buffalo included), grain split nature, and belting specification, excluding fancy finishes. It offers high tensile strength for heavy-duty industrial use.
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
• Include origin certificates specifying buffalo (bovine) hides to comply with chapter notes excluding certain hairy skins
• Document absence of fancy finishes like embossing to stay in 'other, not fancy' subheading
• Avoid bulk packaging misclassification; specify belting dimensions in invoices to prevent reclass as general splits