Plastic Hiking Sports Shoes from China
Lightweight plastic upper hiking shoes with rubber soles for trail sports, valued at $5/pair. HTS 6402.19.50 applies as other sports footwear (not protective/active per US note) with rubber/plastics materials.
Duty Rate — China → United States
49.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Distinguish from protective active footwear (6402.91/99) by lacking water protection via coated textiles over $24/pair
• Document upper surface area measurements to prove plastics dominance
• Include lab tests confirming outer sole rubber contact per US Note on textile durability