Women's Canvas Sneakers from Japan
Casual women's sneakers featuring a rubber outer sole and plastic-coated canvas uppers, designed for everyday wear. The upper's dominant material is plastics due to the visible coating, and the footwear is valued at $10 per pair. Classified under 6402.99.80 as other non-sports footwear with rubber/plastics soles and uppers in the $6.50-$12 range.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
60%
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
• Verify outer sole material by surface area in contact with ground; ignore minor reinforcements per Chapter Note 4(b)
• Provide detailed value documentation like invoices to confirm $6.50-$12/pair range and avoid reclassification to adjacent subheadings
• Label fiber content if any textile is visible, but plastics coating dominates upper classification