Women's Rubber Nursing Shift Work Shoes from Japan
Slip-resistant women's ankle work shoes with rubber uppers dominating 90+% external area, for hospital and nursing shifts requiring long-standing comfort. HTS 6402.91.4040 applies as non-foxing work footwear for women in professional settings.
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
• Classify based on actual design/use; include buyer letters confirming work end-use
• Measure external surface precisely; minor leather patches can drop below 90%
• Watch for set sales with socks—classify as set if retail, impacting value