Hotel Guest Plastic Flip-Flops from Japan
Thin, mass-produced flip-flops provided in hotels, made of EVA plastic upper and sole, valued under $3/pair for promotional use. Under HTS 6402.99.69.90 for other low-value rubber/plastics footwear, as upper and sole materials qualify via naked-eye visible plastics layer. Not sports or protective active footwear.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
88%
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%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate ≥ 12.5 percent): MFN >= 12.5% → no additional duty
Import Tips
• Bulk import requires country-of-origin marking visible on each pair
• Retain lab tests confirming plastics/rubber dominance over any minor textiles