Women's Pigskin Ankle Booties from Japan
Elegant women's ankle booties featuring uppers made primarily from genuine pigskin leather, with outer soles of composition leather. These cover the ankle and are designed for women, falling under HTS 6403.51.90.15 due to the pigskin upper material having the greatest external surface area and leather outer sole.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
52.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%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 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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
Import Tips
• Verify pigskin upper via lab testing if contested, as it must dominate external surface area per Chapter Note 4(a)
• Provide tanning certificates for leather origin to avoid misclassification as synthetic
• Label clearly as 'women's' to distinguish from unisex; watch for size-based reclassification pitfalls