Buffalo Leather Luggage Case Material from Japan
High-quality buffalo leather panels prepared for suitcase cases, offering water resistance and strength. It matches HTS 4107.99.70.50 as 'case' leather from bovine (buffalo) animals, further processed after tanning, not fancy.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
55%
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
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
• Submit tanning process certificates showing irreversible preparation to distinguish from reversible crust under 4101-4103
• Avoid common errors by specifying 'not fancy' and intended for bags/cases in commercial invoices
• Check for hair-on exclusion; provide affidavits if needed for split leather verification