6404.11.81/Canvas Tennis Shoes with Jute Upper/China

Canvas Tennis Shoes with Jute Upper from China

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.

Duty Rate — China → United States

27.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)

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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