Clear Patent Leather for Novelty Bags from Japan
Transparent clear patent leather made from pigskin with a glossy, see-through varnish layer for trendy novelty bags. Falls under HTS 4114.20.30.00 as patent leather of swine origin, post-tanning with irreversible shine. Distinguished from Chapter 39 plastics.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Pigskin requires specific declaration; peccary swine included but confirm no hair
• Customs may test varnish reversibility; use permanent nitrocellulose types