Women's Abaca Gym Training Shoes from Japan
Budget women's gym training shoes crafted with abaca (Manila hemp) fiber uppers and soles where textile provides the greatest ground-contact area. Exclusively adhesive construction, sports-oriented design without disqualifying foxing, under $3/pair valuation. Precisely matches HTS 6404.11.41.60 criteria for women's sports footwear.
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 customs lab testing for abaca fiber verification; retain supplier affidavits on material composition
• Document no mid-sole stitching or foxing via manufacturing specs to qualify adhesive-only fastening
• Track FOB values rigorously to stay under $3/pair threshold; segregate inventory accordingly