Quilted Cotton Open-Heel Slippers from Japan
Quilted cotton textile upper house slippers with open heels and molded plastic outer soles, designed for easy slip-on without closures. Primarily for indoor lounging. Meets 6404.19.39.15 as other house slippers excluding foxing types, with textile uppers per visible surface area.
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%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate ≥ 12.5 percent): MFN >= 12.5% → no additional duty
Import Tips
• Measure external surface area of upper ignoring reinforcements to confirm textile dominance
• Provide photos/proof of slip-on design sans fasteners; common error is foxing misidentification
• Batch import in consumer packaging to avoid bulk classification shifts