Leather-Sided Textile Running Shoes from China
Athletic running shoes with textile mesh upper sided by leather panels over 50% surface, rubber sole. Not sports footwear per note. Classifies to HTS 6404.19.15.81.
Duty Rate — China → United States
30.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Confirm no spike/cleat provisions to stay out of sports subheadings
• Document non-waterproofing to avoid protective active classification
• Test sole durability to affirm rubber as ground-contact material