Women's Leather Basketball Shoes from Japan
High-top women's basketball shoes featuring a full leather upper and rubber outer sole, designed for court play with cushioning and support. Classified under HTS 6403.99.90.31 as other leather upper footwear valued over $2.50/pair, specifically for women's tennis/basketball styles excluding sports footwear with spikes. The leather constitutes the greatest external surface area of the upper per Chapter Note 4(a).
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 leather upper has greatest external surface area (ignoring reinforcements) via lab testing to confirm classification
• Provide detailed invoices showing value over $2.50/pair and specify 'for women' sizing to avoid reclassification