6404.11.71/Canvas Tennis Shoes with Jute Upper/Japan

Canvas Tennis Shoes with Jute Upper from Japan

Low-top tennis shoes featuring uppers made primarily from vegetable fibers like jute canvas, paired with outer soles where textile materials dominate the ground-contact surface area. Valued between $3 and $6.50 per pair, these qualify under HTS 6404.11.71 as sports footwear with textile uppers and soles not qualifying under U.S. note 5 for durability. The vegetable fiber upper provides breathability ideal for casual athletic use.

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 is predominantly vegetable fibers (e.g

• jute, ramie) by surface area per Chapter Note 4(a); provide lab tests if challenged

• Document pair valuation precisely between $3-$6.50; include invoices showing ex-factory prices to avoid reclassification to higher value subheadings

• Confirm textile sole material has greatest ground contact but lacks U.S. note 5 durability to prevent misclassification under 6404.11.20