Canvas Slip-On Sneakers from Mexico
These casual slip-on sneakers feature a textile canvas upper and a rubber outer sole with a textured textile material providing the greatest surface area in contact with the ground. They have an open heel design and no laces or buckles, fitting the criteria for subheading 6404.19.37. Classified here due to the textile upper (not vegetable fibers) and qualifying textile sole per U.S. note 5 exclusion.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
22.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify outer sole's greatest ground-contact material is textile (non-durable per U.S. note 5) via lab testing to confirm classification
• Provide detailed upper material composition certificates; must exceed vegetable fibers like cotton
• Avoid foxing bands overlapping upper to prevent reclassification to 6404.19.20