Sisal Fiber Slip-On Loafers from Japan
Lightweight slip-on loafers with sisal (vegetable fiber) woven uppers and canvas textile soles, ideal for casual wear. HTS 6404.19.36 covers this as fastener-free slip-ons with qualifying textile soles and vegetable uppers, excluding foxing per hierarchy. Textile provides greatest sole-ground contact.
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 third-party verification for sisal content dominating upper surface, ignoring reinforcements
• Declare exact sole materials; non-qualifying textiles under U.S. note 5 trigger reclassification
• Package as pairs only to avoid parts classification under 6406