Women's Vegetable Fiber Basketball Sneakers from Japan
These women's basketball sneakers have uppers crafted from vegetable fibers like sisal and jute weaves, with outer soles where textile materials provide the largest ground-contact area, bonded only with adhesive. Fits HTS 6404.11.61.60 as sports footwear (basketball type) for women valued $3-$6.50/pair, compliant with no-foxing and adhesive-exclusive rules. Textile sole dominance ignores non-durable textiles per U.S. note.
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
• Obtain lab tests confirming vegetable fiber content >50% external surface for uppers (note 4(a))
• Avoid common pitfalls like incidental stitching that could imply non-exclusive adhesive bonding
• Declare gender-specific design for women to match subheading