New

Ask Wove anything about tariffs.

Try Tariff Assistant

Women's Pigskin Ballet Flats from Japan

Elegant women's ballet flats with soft pigskin leather uppers and flexible rubber soles for comfort and style. Pigskin offers a lightweight, breathable feel perfect for daily wear, fitting HTS 6403.99.90.55 as non-sports footwear for women with pigskin uppers valued over $2.50/pair.

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

• Label footwear clearly as 'women's' with sizing charts; CBP uses anatomical fit to distinguish from unisex or men's

• Document outer sole material showing rubber has greatest ground contact per Note 4(b); reject textile-only soles