Adidas Harden Volume 8 Basketball Shoes from Japan
High-top basketball shoes with uppers over 90% rubber/plastics, including synthetic leather and mesh for ankle support and ventilation. Engineered for explosive jumps and quick cuts on the court with a responsive foam midsole. Fits 6402.99.31.15 as basketball shoes per the subheading for gym and training 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
• Include detailed photos and specs showing no foxing overlap to stay in .31.15
• Label as 'basketball shoes' explicitly; generic 'sneakers' risks audit to .90
• Test for plastics/rubber surface area dominance per Chapter Note 4(a)