Men's Adidas Essential Response Running Shoes from Japan
Affordable gym shoes with synthetic mesh textile uppers and outer soles featuring textile reinforcements dominating ground contact. Fits HTS 6404.11.75.30 for men's sports footwear (training/running) valued $3-$6.50/pair, excluding vegetable fibers and with non-qualifying textile soles ignored per US note 5.
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
9903.05.480%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate ≥ 12.5 percent): MFN >= 12.5% → no additional duty
Import Tips
• Conduct material surface area measurements per chapter note 4(a) for uppers and note 4(b)/US note 5 for soles to confirm classification
• Prepare invoices showing per-pair pricing and fiber content affidavits; watch for CBP audits on low-value athletic imports
• Ensure no metal components that could trigger anti-dumping duties; common pitfall is mislabeling synthetic as vegetable fibers