Metallic Foil Fancy Bovine Leather for Shoes from Japan
Grain split bovine leather with fancy metallic foil lamination, prepared post-tanning for high-end footwear uppers, classified in HTS 4107.92.80.00 for its decorative 'fancy' attributes. Excludes hair-on or parchment-dressed types per chapter provisions.
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 processing records showing 'fancy' treatments like foil to justify 4107.92.80 over basic splits
• Avoid bulk packaging pitfalls; retail-ready cuts may require different valuation methods
• Test for chemical finishes; restricted substances in fancy leathers can trigger FDA or EPA holds