Fancy Python Belly Skin Leather from Japan
Premium python belly skin leather, further prepared after tanning, featuring the distinctive scale pattern of the snake's underbelly. Classified under HTS 4113.30.60.00 as fancy reptile leather without hair or wool, ideal for high-end fashion accessories. It undergoes crusting and finishing processes to enhance durability and aesthetic appeal.
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%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Obtain CITES export permits from source country and import documentation due to endangered species protections for pythons
• Verify tanning process documentation to confirm it's irreversible, distinguishing from reversible pre-tanned hides under 4101-4103
• Label with exact species and origin to avoid misclassification as generic reptile leather