Men's Leather Basketball High-Tops from Japan
High-top basketball shoes for men with leather uppers covering the ankle and rubber outer soles, designed for court sports like basketball. Classified under HTS 6403.91.60.40 as other footwear with leather uppers covering the ankle, specifically for men as tennis, basketball, gym shoes and the like, excluding sports footwear with spikes per subheading note. The leather upper has the greatest external surface area per chapter note 4(a).
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
• Verify leather upper composition via lab testing as per chapter note 4(a); ensure greatest external surface area is leather from headings 4107 or 4112-4114
• Provide detailed invoices specifying 'men's basketball shoes, leather upper, covers ankle' to avoid misclassification as non-ankle or women's footwear