Wooden Platform Leather Sandals from Japan
Women's open-toe sandals featuring a wooden platform base with leather uppers and leather outer soles. Classified under HTS 6403.59.10.00 because they are constructed on a wooden base or platform, lack an inner sole, have no metal toe-cap, leather uppers, and leather soles.
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 the wooden base constitutes the primary platform structure per chapter note 4(a) for uppers and 4(b) for soles
• Provide detailed construction photos and material breakdowns to avoid misclassification as standard leather footwear
• Ensure no inner sole is present; even thin fabric layers could shift to other subheadings