Textile Knit House Slippers from Japan
Soft knit slippers made with a textile upper and rubber outer sole containing less than 10% rubber or plastics by weight. Designed as open-heel house slippers held to the foot without laces, buckles, or other fasteners, fitting HTS 6404.19.30.20 as non-sports indoor footwear with minimal rubber content.
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; provide material composition certificates to avoid reclassification
• Label as house slippers only if not suitable for outdoor use; include care instructions and country of origin