Women's Transparent PVC Espadrille Flats from Japan
Women's flats with clear PVC (plastics) uppers covering over 90% surface area, rubber soles, styled like espadrilles but without textile foxing. HTS 6402.99.31.65 applies to this non-sports, non-protective women's category. Fashion-forward for casual outings.
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
• Inspect for any foxing-like bands molded at sole-upper joint; this exclusion requires precise photos
• Confirm plastics visibility to naked eye per Note 3(a), even if underlying textile