Women's ASICS Gel-Kayano 30 Stability Running Shoes from Japan
Women's stability running shoes with a jacquard mesh textile upper and AHAR rubber outer sole for durability. Classified in HTS 6404.11.90.50 as other sports footwear (running) for women valued over $12/pair, textile upper per naked-eye visible layer rule in Chapter Note 3.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
60%
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 ignoring reinforcements to classify upper as textile-dominant
• Include retail packaging proving 'for women' to avoid unisex defaults
• Test sole durability; weak textiles ignored per US Note for ground contact