Ladies' Platform Slip-On Mules from China
Heel-less mules with chunky plastic platforms, open backs and toes, made from rubber/plastic uppers and soles without closures. Classifies in 6402.99.49 for non-foxing slip-on types. Fashionable casual footwear.
Duty Rate — China → United States
57.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Measure platform sole contact area; ensure plastics dominate per ground contact rules
• Avoid ornamental buckles that could be seen as fasteners disqualifying slip-on status
• Country-of-origin marking on visible plastic surfaces mandatory