Plastic Hiking Sports Shoes from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
72%
Rate breakdown
9903.41.1040%Footwear with outer soles of leather and uppers wholly or in part of leather, and footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers having an exterior surface area predominantly of leather, the foregoing provided for in chapter 64, except (a) slip-on footwear of a type not suitable for outdoor use, without backs or backstraps, having outer soles with a thickness of less than 5 mm and with less than 20 mm difference between the thickness of the bottom at the ball of the foot and at the heel, and (b) footwear which is designed for a sporting activity and has, or has provision for, attached spikes, sprigs, stops, clips, bars or the like, and skating boots, ski-boots and cross-country ski footwear, wrestling boots, boxing boots and cycling shoes
9903.05.480%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate ≥ 12.5 percent): MFN >= 12.5% → no additional duty
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