Prepared Equine Leather Conveyor Belting Strips from Japan
Strips of equine leather, post-crust prepared, for conveyor applications in manufacturing. Under HTS 4107.99.70.30 for its belting purpose, bovine/equine source, non-fancy, further processed leather without hair. Differentiates from waste or birdskins per chapter notes.
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
• Provide supply chain traceability from equine hides; avoid hair-on misdeclaration
• Test for fat-liquoring extent to confirm 'further prepared' status beyond crust
• Package in rolls for belting; retail cuts may trigger different valuation