Hemp Espadrille Slip-Ons from Japan
Classic espadrille-style slip-ons with braided hemp uppers (vegetable fiber) and rope-like textile soles for a traditional summer look. As slip-on footwear without fasteners and textile-dominant soles, they fit HTS 6404.19.36, excluding open-toe/heels specified elsewhere. Vegetable fibers dominate the upper's external surface per tariff notes.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
52.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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
Import Tips
• Provide fiber content labels certifying vegetable fibers like hemp exceed other materials in upper surface area
• Include sole cross-sections or specs proving textile (not rubber/plastics) has max ground contact area
• Check for 'foxing-like' bands; even partial rubber overlaps disqualify from this subheading