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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

9903.05.4912.5%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

• Include oil/fat-liquor content specs as per crust definition; test for chrome-free if eco-labeled; segregate from cattle hides in shipping