Printed Fancy Buffalo Grain Split Leather from Japan
Fancy printed grain split leather from buffalo hides, further processed after crusting with colorful patterns for fashion accessories, under HTS 4107.92.80.00 as other fancy splits. Buffalo qualifies as bovine per tariff hierarchy.
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
• Source verification critical for buffalo; misdeclared as generic bovine can invalidate duty preferences
• Document split grain integrity; damaged grains risk reclass to lower-value subheadings
• Comply with REACH for fancy dyes/prints used in EU markets to prevent import bans