Abaca Fiber Trail Training Shoes from Japan
Trail training shoes with abaca (Manila hemp) vegetable fiber uppers dominant externally, textile soles with greatest ground area contact (durable per U.S. note 5). HTS 6404.11.81 for sports footwear $6.50-$12/pair, fitting tennis/gym-like category. Chapter notes confirm material bases excluding accessories.
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
• Lab certify abaca content >50% upper surface; blends risk 6404.19 shift
• Photograph sole cross-sections for customs; prove textile ground dominance
• Monitor value fluctuations—currency shifts can push over $12 threshold