Hemp Basketball Practice Shoes from Germany
Practice basketball shoes with uppers crafted from hemp canvas (vegetable fiber) and outer soles where textile webbing provides the greatest ground-contact surface. Valued at $4.50/pair for youth training, they align with HTS 6404.11.71.90 as non-spiked sports footwear.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Conduct surface area measurements for uppers/soles per chapter note 4; ignore minor reinforcements
• Include manufacturing invoices proving value band to avoid reclassification