Women's Sisal Textile Gym Shoes from Japan
Lightweight women's gym shoes with uppers crafted from sisal vegetable fibers for flexibility during workouts. The outer sole uses a rubber base overlaid with textile for traction, where textile has the largest ground-contact area but is non-durable per U.S. note 5. Valued at $5/pair, these qualify as training shoes under HTS 6404.11.71.60 for women.
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
• Provide fiber content labels confirming vegetable fibers >50% external upper surface; mislabeling leads to Chapter 64 reclassification
• Include cross-section diagrams of sole to prove textile ground contact dominance while qualifying U.S. note 5 exclusion
• Watch for gender-specific classification; unisex items may require sales data to justify 'for women' subheading