Wood Platform Leather Espadrilles from Japan
Summer espadrille-style shoes with leather uppers, jute-wrapped but wood-core platform base, and leather outer soles—no inner sole or toe-cap. HTS 6403.59.10.00 applies as the base is fundamentally wood, with leather as dominant upper and sole materials.
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
• Prove wood is the structural base material despite wrappings, using cross-section diagrams if needed
• Avoid common pitfall of sole mismeasurement; leather must have greatest ground contact per note 4(b)
• Include care labels specifying materials for U.S. customs fiber content verification