Leather-Panel Textile Work Boots from China
Rugged work boots with textile upper featuring leather panels over 50% external area for reinforcement, plus rubber sole. Designed for light industrial use. HTS 6404.19.15.81 applies due to leather surface dominance on textile base.
Duty Rate — China → United States
28%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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)
Import Tips
• Submit lab tests confirming leather from eligible tanning headings if challenged
• Declare as finished footwear, not parts, to avoid heading 6406