Python Belly Skin Leather from Japan
Full-grain leather derived from python belly skins, tanned and finished without hair, used for high-end fashion accessories. Classified under HTS 4113.30.30.00 as non-fancy reptile leather further prepared after tanning or crusting. It lacks ornamental patterns or fancy finishes, distinguishing it from heading 4114.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
40%
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)
9903.05.860%Universal product exemption (U.S. note 52(b))
Import Tips
• Obtain CITES permits for python species to comply with wildlife regulations; declare exact reptile origin and tanning process; avoid misclassification as fancy if no embossing