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.
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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