Men's Leather Safety Oxford Shoes with Steel Toe from Japan
Dress-style oxford shoes in full-grain leather with reinforced metal toe-caps for office-industrial hybrid environments, featuring composition leather heels. HTS 6403.40.60.00 applies to these other protective footwear with leather uppers. Balances professional appearance and safety.
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
• Document toe-cap as 'protective metal' explicitly; photos or specs help CBP verification
• Check sole material contact area with ground per note 4(b) to confirm rubber/plastics dominance