Sisal Training Sneakers from Japan
Affordable training sneakers with uppers of woven sisal fibers (vegetable origin) and soles featuring textile as primary ground-contact material. Priced at $5/pair for gym and light sports use, they meet sports footwear definition without spikes and fit 6404.11.71.90 specifics on value and non-excluded textile sole.
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 certificates of vegetable fiber origin (e.g
• sisal from agave plant) to customs for upper classification
• Label value accurately; over $6.50 shifts to higher subheading 6404.11.80