Women's Jute Woven Slip-On Beach Shoes from Japan
Lightweight women's beach shoes with uppers of woven jute vegetable fibers, designed as slip-ons without fasteners and open heels. Outer soles consist of rubber bases with textile coverings having the greatest ground contact area, excluded from U.S. note 5 due to insufficient sole strength. Fits 6404.19.36.60 for women's open-heel slip-on textile upper footwear.
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
• Obtain certificates confirming jute as vegetable fiber upper material exceeding 50% external surface area
• Avoid common pitfall of misdeclaring sole composition; measure textile vs rubber ground contact precisely
• Ensure sizing and gender marking complies with CBP footwear labeling requirements