Adidas Ultraboost Light Gym Shoes from Japan
Basketball-style gym shoes with Primeknit synthetic textile uppers and a Continental rubber-textile composite sole where textile covers most ground contact, fitting HTS 6404.11.85 for training shoes $6.50-$12/pair. Excludes vegetable fibers and uses durable textiles 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 surface area measurements for uppers (greatest external per Note 4(a)) and soles to substantiate textile classification
• Ensure sports footwear design fits subheading note (e.g
• gym/training use); retain design specs and marketing materials
• Avoid common error of classifying as 6403 if any leather substitute present—strictly textile uppers required