Women's Pigskin Ballet Flats from Japan
Elegant women's ballet flats with soft pigskin leather uppers offering the largest external surface area and a flexible composition leather outer sole. Classified under HTS 6403.59.90.30 due to pigskin uppers for female consumers and non-sports design. Ideal for office or daily wear with supple comfort.
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 pigskin content with supplier affidavits; customs may require surface area measurements excluding reinforcements
• Pair with HTS 4107 invoices for pigskin to substantiate classification and avoid duties on misdeclared materials
• Watch for blending with textiles; if textile exceeds pigskin surface, shifts to Chapter 64 textile uppers