Leather-Overlay Cross-Training Shoes from Japan
Multi-sport cross-trainers with engineered textile upper overlaid with leather saddle, mudguard, and heel counter totaling >50% external surface. Rubber sole with multi-directional lugs. Fits 6404.11.20.71 sports footwear criteria.
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
• Use photos and diagrams in entry docs showing leather surface distribution
• Classify based on finished footwear, not component materials
• Beware bulk shipments where soles detach; classify as complete shoes