Buffalo Vegetable-Tanned Upper Leather from Japan
Vegetable-tanned upper leather from buffalo, post-crusting preparation, hair-free splits for shoe uppers. HTS 4107.99.60.10 includes this as other upper leather of bovine (buffalo), not heading 4114. Eco-friendly tanning appeals to sustainable footwear brands.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide tannin source and process logs for vegetable tanning verification
• Separate from chrome-tanned for potential duty differences
• Avoid bulk packaging that suggests industrial rather than upper use