Women's Leather Platform Ankle Boots from Japan
These ankle-high boots feature a wooden base or platform for elevated height, with leather uppers covering the ankle and outer soles of rubber or composition leather. They lack an inner sole and protective metal toe-cap, fitting precisely under HTS 6403.91.11.00 due to the wooden platform construction and leather upper material.
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 and document material composition to avoid reclassification
• Provide lab tests confirming no inner sole or metal toe-cap; ensure leather upper has greatest external surface area per Chapter Note 4
• Label footwear clearly with country of origin and material content to prevent delays at customs