Canvas Tennis Shoes with Jute Upper from Canada
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. These qualify under HTS 6404.11.81 as sports footwear valued between $6.50 and $12 per pair, excluding soles dismissed by U.S. note 5 for lacking durability. The vegetable fiber upper and textile-dominant sole adhere to chapter notes on material determination.
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Import Tips
• Verify upper's external surface area is over 50% vegetable fibers (e.g
• jute, hemp) per chapter note 4(a); document fiber content lab tests
• Measure sole's ground-contact area to confirm textile material exceeds rubber/plastics, excluding non-durable textiles per U.S. note 5
• Include value declarations and avoid common pitfalls like misclassifying as cheaper subheadings if exceeding $12/pair