6404.11.41.30/Men's Jute Fiber Basketball Sneakers/Japan

Men's Jute Fiber Basketball Sneakers from Japan

Low-top basketball sneakers for men featuring uppers made primarily from woven jute vegetable fibers, with outer soles where textile materials provide the greatest ground contact area (textile not qualifying for durability under US note 5). Soles and mid-soles are affixed exclusively with adhesive, no foxing or overlapping except at toe/heel, valued under $3/pair. Classified under 6404.11.41.30 due to textile uppers, sports design, and specific sole construction with vegetable fiber uppers.

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%

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Import Tips

• Verify upper is predominantly vegetable fibers like jute or sisal by surface area, excluding reinforcements per chapter note 4(a)

• Document sole material composition to confirm textile has greatest ground contact but lacks durability/strength per US note 5

• Avoid common pitfalls like misclassifying foxing bands, which exclude from this subheading; provide value proofs under $3/pair