Women's Coir Fiber Open-Heel Mules from Japan
Stylish women's mules with coir (coconut fiber) woven uppers, fully open heels, and slip-on construction without buckles. Soles are rubber with textile dominating ground contact per note 4(b), but excluded from note 5. Classifies to 6404.19.36.60 for women-specific vegetable fiber designs.
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
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Confirm no laces/buckles present; even minor fasteners disqualify from slip-on subheading
• Source vegetable fibers sustainably to meet growing CBP eco-labeling scrutiny
• Batch test sole durability to preempt U.S. note 5 disputes