Men's Leather Cross-Training Ankle Boots from Japan
Leather cross-training shoes for men that cover the ankle, featuring rubber soles for gym and light outdoor training. Classified in 6403.91.60.40 as men's 'training shoes and the like' with leather uppers per surface area dominance.
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
• Use binding ruling requests for borderline ankle coverage cases to secure classification
• Ensure invoices detail 'leather upper 100%' to support note 4(a) evaluation
• Watch for reinforcements; they don't count toward upper material per chapter note