Industrial Steel Toe PVC Safety Boots from Japan
Ankle-high PVC boots with embedded steel toe-caps for toe protection, where PVC plastics dominate over 90% of the upper's external surface without foxing or reinforcement overlaps. Suitable for factory floors and light industrial tasks. Fits 6402.91.0500 as rubber/plastic-dominant uppers on metal toe-cap footwear.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
52.5%
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
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Label clearly as 'not for chemical resistance' to avoid scrutiny under protective overshoe exclusions
• Provide supplier affidavits confirming no foxing band and exact upper material composition