Textile High-Top House Slippers from Japan
Comfortable high-top slippers made with a textile upper covering the ankle and an outer sole of rubber or plastics comprising less than 10% of the total weight. These slip-on style house slippers lack laces, buckles, or other fasteners and have open heels, fitting HTS 6404.19.30.15 due to their low rubber/plastics content and ankle coverage.
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
• Verify rubber/plastics weight is under 10% via lab testing; exceedance shifts to 6404.19.90
• Provide detailed material breakdowns and photos showing open heels/no fasteners for smooth clearance
• Label as 'house slippers' to avoid reclassification as general footwear; common pitfall is insufficient weight documentation