Women's Leather Safety Shoes for Factory Work from Mexico
Leather safety shoes with composite toe and slip-resistant rubber soles, intended for factory floor workers handling machinery. Upper material is leather with greatest external surface area, outer sole rubber, fitting HTS 6403.99.90.15 for work footwear over $2.50/pair. Excludes sports or waterproof active designs per subheading notes.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Label as 'work footwear' on invoices with end-use description to support classification
• Avoid common pitfall of misdeclaring as 'casual' shoes, which go to 6403.99.90.90
• Provide material composition certificates confirming leather dominance