Casual Textile Clog Slip-Ons from Japan
Backless clogs with textile fabric upper covering forefoot, open heel, molded rubber sole, no fasteners for true slip-on. Classified 6404.19.39: open heel slip-on type, textile upper by surface area, excluding foxing-band styles.
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
• Clogs must lack fasteners; elastic sides ok if not buckles per subheading definition
• Measure upper surface excluding ankle patches/edging per Note 4(a)
• Avoid bulk packaging misdeclaration as sets—classify per pair