EVA Foam Bathroom Slide Slippers from Japan
Soft EVA plastic house slippers with slide-on open heel design and matching plastic soles for bathroom or home use. They fit HTS 6402.99.49.20 as slip-on house slippers without fasteners or foxing bands. The foam material ensures lightweight comfort and water resistance indoors.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
77.5%
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%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include material safety data sheets for EVA to prove plastics classification and avoid chemical content issues
• Watch for valuation pitfalls—house slippers often undervalued; ensure fair market pricing in entries
• Use HTS advisory rulings for borderline open-heel designs to preempt CBP challenges