Women's Leather Ballet Flats from Japan
Elegant flat shoes for women with supple leather uppers and leather outer soles, ideal for everyday fashion. Falls under HTS 6403.59.90 for other persons' footwear (non-infant/juvenile) with leather uppers and leather soles, low-cut design. Leather constitutes greatest external surface per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
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
• Provide lab tests confirming leather composition to prevent disputes over 'imitation leather' reclassification
• Document that sole is not composition leather if claiming pure leather to avoid 6403.51 duties