Leather-Accented Textile Basketball Shoes from Japan
High-top basketball shoes featuring a textile upper with over 50% leather external surface area from reinforced leather panels, ankle patches, and toe caps. Designed for athletic performance on indoor courts with rubber outer soles. Classified under 6404.11.20 due to predominant leather coverage on the textile 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 surface area exceeds 50% of external upper via detailed measurements, including reinforcements like ankle patches
• Provide lab tests or supplier certifications confirming leather composition from headings 4107 or 4112-4114
• Avoid misclassification as pure textile uppers (6404.11.10) by documenting leather accessories explicitly