Buffalo Grain Split Leather for Belts from Japan
Prepared grain split leather from buffalo hides, post-tanning or crusting, without hair, suited for durable belt production. HTS 4107.92.70.90 covers this as other non-fancy grain splits of bovine (buffalo) animals. Known for strength in fashion accessories.
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
• Document split thickness (<1mm typical for grain splits) to differentiate from thicker full grains
• Ensure no hair remnants; chapter excludes hairy hides, with inspections common at entry
• Batch testing for chromium levels if wet-blue processed; exceeds limits trigger penalties