6404.19.37.15/Polyester Knit House Slippers/Japan

Polyester Knit House Slippers from Japan

Comfortable slip-on house slippers featuring a soft polyester textile upper and an outer sole primarily of textile material in contact with the ground, backed by rubber or plastics. They are designed for indoor use without laces or buckles, qualifying under 6404.19.37.15 as house slippers with non-vegetable fiber uppers where textile provides the greatest ground contact per chapter notes. Excludes foxing bands and meets open-heel or slip-on criteria.

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%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 equal to or greater than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

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Import Tips

• Verify upper material is textile (e.g

• polyester) with greatest external surface area and sole textile contact per Chapter Note 4; provide lab tests if disputed

• Ensure no foxing or foxing-like band of rubber/plastics overlapping upper to avoid reclassification to other 6404.19 subheadings

• Label as 'house slippers' with fiber content; common pitfall is misclassifying as general slippers if sold with outdoor claims