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Women's Leather Ballet Flats from Japan

Elegant women's flat shoes with soft leather uppers and thin rubber soles for daily comfort. HTS 6403.99.90.65 applies as other women's leather upper footwear over $2.50/pair, excluding sports types like wrestling boots.

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

• Source leather from approved HTS 4107 or 4112-4114 per Chapter Note 3(b) for classification validity

• Prepare documentation proving not 'sports footwear'—no provisions for spikes or cleats