6404.11.51/Canvas Sneakers with Jute Uppers/Japan

Canvas Sneakers with Jute Uppers from Japan

Low-top casual sneakers featuring uppers primarily made from vegetable fibers like jute canvas, paired with outer soles where textile materials dominate the ground-contact surface area (ignored per U.S. note 5 due to lacking durability). Classified under HTS 6404.11.51 as sports-style footwear valued under $3/pair with textile uppers and qualifying soles. Not sports footwear per subheading note as lacking spikes or cleats.

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's external surface area is >50% vegetable fibers (e.g

• jute, hemp) via lab testing; document fiber content labels

• Confirm outer sole's textile area in ground contact but note U.S. note 5 exclusion; avoid soles with durable rubber/plastic dominance

• Ensure valuation < $3/pair with invoices; watch for undervaluation audits on bulk cheap imports