FootJoy Men's Tradition Golf Shoes from Japan
Premium leather golf shoes designed specifically for golfing, featuring spiked soles for traction on the course and a leather upper providing durability and flexibility. Classified under HTS 6403.19.50 as sports footwear with leather uppers and rubber/plastic outer soles intended for golf, meeting the criteria for golf shoes for adult men.
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
• Verify the presence of spikes or cleats provision on soles to qualify as golf shoes under subheading note for sports footwear
• Provide lab tests confirming leather upper has greatest external surface area per Chapter Note 4(a)
• Avoid misclassification by ensuring not marketed as general athletic shoes without golf-specific design