Women's Waterproof Hiking-Inspired City Boots from Japan
Ankle-high city boots for women with rubber uppers and soles, styled like hiking boots but for urban use, over $12/pair. Not designed for sporting with no spike provisions, qualifying as other under 6402.91.90.65.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
60%
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
• Differentiate from protective active footwear by lacking water protection via coated textiles over $24/pair
• Retain design specs proving no sporting features like cleat attachments
• Use HTS lookup tools for hierarchy confirmation during entry filing