Leather-Trimmed Textile Tennis Shoes from Japan
Low-profile tennis shoes with breathable textile canvas upper reinforced by leather tip, eyestay, and foxing covering over 50% of the external surface. Rubber outer sole provides grip on clay and hard courts. Meets 6404.11.20.71 as sports footwear with leather-dominant textile upper.
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
• Conduct surface area calculation excluding accessories like laces or buckles per Chapter Note 4(a)
• Label footwear clearly with leather content to comply with FTC guidelines and ease CBP review