Asics Gel-Kayano 30 Training Shoes from Japan
Versatile gym training shoes with engineered mesh uppers over 90% plastics/rubber externally, providing stability for cross-training. Gel cushioning absorbs impact during weightlifting or cardio. Classified in 6402.99.31.15 for training shoes with qualifying uppers.
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
• Document 'training shoes' use with marketing materials to support .31.15
• Avoid chemical-protective designs that exclude via 'protection against' exception
• Conduct surface area measurements excluding reinforcements per note 4(a)