Parchment-Dressed Kid Leather from Japan
Kid skins processed via parchment-dressing after tanning, non-fancy, no hair or wool, unsplit. Directly covered by HTS 4113.10.30.00 for other animal leather including goats/kids further prepared. Ideal for bookbinding and fine stationery covers.
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 lab analysis confirming parchment process replaces chrome tanning for eco-compliance
• Declare as 'further prepared' explicitly to avoid fallback to raw hide headings
• Bundle with customs bond for high-volume bookbinding imports