Wooden Platform Leather Sandals from Japan
Women's open-toe sandals featuring a thick wooden platform base with leather uppers and rubber outer soles. The design lacks an inner sole and has no metal toe-cap, fitting precisely under HTS 6403.99.10.00 due to the wooden base 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 without an inner sole via cross-section photos for CBP inspection
• Provide lab tests confirming leather upper (from headings 4107/4112-4114) dominates external surface area
• Avoid misclassification by documenting absence of metal toe-caps and ensuring rubber sole contact area compliance