Men's Hemp Tennis Shoes from Japan
Budget men's tennis shoes with uppers of hemp vegetable fiber fabric, rubber outer soles featuring textile with greatest ground-contact surface (ignored under US note 5). Under $3/pair valuation fits HTS 6404.11.51.30 for men's low-cost sports footwear including tennis shoes. Suitable for court and casual sports.
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
• Label uppers clearly as vegetable fibers for CBP review; retain harvest/origin proofs
• Measure sole contact areas precisely for textile claims
• Common pitfall: undervaluation scrutiny—use transaction records