Tanned Buffalo Upholstery Leather from Japan
High-quality tanned buffalo leather for furniture upholstery, further processed after crusting, hair-free. Classified in HTS 4107.99.40.00 for other buffalo preparations, not 4114. Meets chapter notes excluding raw hides or birdskins.
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 oil/fat-liquor content specs as per crust definition; test for chrome-free if eco-labeled; segregate from cattle hides in shipping