Cotton Terry Cloth House Slippers from Japan
Soft house slippers featuring uppers made primarily of cotton terry cloth textile material and outer soles of rubber or plastics. Designed as slip-on type without laces, buckles, or fasteners, with open heels for indoor comfort. Classified under 6404.19.39.15 as house slippers with textile uppers and qualifying sole, excluding foxing bands.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
77.5%
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
Import Tips
• Verify upper material is predominantly textile by surface area per Chapter Note 4(a); provide lab tests if blends exceed 50% non-textile
• Ensure no foxing or foxing-like band of rubber/plastics overlapping upper to avoid reclassification to other subheadings
• Label as 'house slippers' with fiber content; common pitfall is misdeclaring as outdoor footwear leading to audits