Women's Strappy Cork Platform Flip-Flops from Japan
Fashionable flip-flops for women with a cork platform base and thin rubber straps forming over 90% of the upper's external surface area, ideal for beach or casual wear. Rubber sole provides traction. Meets HTS 6402.99.25 criteria for cork base and rubber/plastics upper dominance.
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
9903.05.480%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate ≥ 12.5 percent): MFN >= 12.5% → no additional duty
Import Tips
• Conduct surface area calculations excluding reinforcements like buckles per chapter notes
• Obtain certificates of origin for cork material to benefit from potential preferential tariffs
• Watch for reclassification if straps are deemed foxing-like bands overlapping the sole