Plain Sheep Leather for Bookbinding from Japan
Non-fancy sheep leather tanned and prepared for book covers and binding, from sheepskins without wool on, whether split or whole. It fits HTS 4112.00.30 as standard prepared sheep leather excluding fancy types.
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
• Specify industrial use in entry docs to differentiate from apparel leather duties
• Test for composition elements; if any, reclassify to 4115 per chapter definition