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Footwear Skiving Machine Knife Blade from Japan

High-carbon steel blade set for leather skiving machines that bevel shoe upper edges for stitching. Specifically parts of footwear making machinery under HTS 8453.90.10.00. Designed for precise thin-to-thick material tapering.

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

• Sharpening specs must match machine model; provide hardness test reports; beware of blade material origin restrictions