Nylon Tennis Shoes from Japan
Entry-level tennis shoes with nylon textile uppers and textile-material outer soles providing the largest ground-contact surface. These sports shoes are valued $3-$6.50/pair, placing them in HTS 6404.11.75 for other sports footwear with non-vegetable fiber uppers.
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
• Use fiber content labels and lab reports to confirm uppers are non-vegetable textiles
• Document sports design features (e.g
• lateral support) to justify sports footwear status
• Watch for reclassification if sole textile lacks durability per US note 5