Women's Pigskin Golf Shoes from Japan
Women's golf shoes featuring pigskin leather uppers and rubber outer soles with provision for cleats, designed for sporting activity on golf courses. Classified under HTS 6403.19.70.31 as sports footwear for women with pigskin uppers per Chapter Note 4(a), where pigskin (from heading 4113) dominates the external surface area. Not skating or ski boots but qualifies as sports footwear due to cleat attachments.
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 pigskin upper via lab testing for tannage and external surface area dominance as per Chapter Note 4(a); declare accurately to avoid reclassification
• Provide invoices detailing footwear type (sports with cleat provision) and gender-specific sizing for women to support HTS 6403.19.70.31