Men's Leather Gym Shoes from Japan
Classic leather gym shoes for men, low-profile with rubber soles for weightlifting and general fitness, upper primarily genuine leather. Under HTS 6403.99.60.40 as other tennis/gym shoes for men, excluding spiked sports variants.
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
• Label fiber content accurately; misdeclared textile content risks shift to higher-duty 6404 subheadings
• Use CF-28 requests for binding rulings on leather vs. coated textile uppers before large shipments
• Ensure soles are rubber/plastics dominant in ground contact, ignoring minor textile per US Note