Acrylic Plush Indoor Scuff Slippers from Japan
Backless scuff-style house slippers with soft acrylic plush textile uppers and thin rubber/plastics soles where textile dominates ground contact per US Note 5 exclusion. Valued not over $3/pair, ideal for home lounging. Precise fit under 6404.19.57.15 emphasizes non-vegetable textile uppers and indoor designation.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
52.5%
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
• Use packing lists specifying 'house slippers only - not for street wear' to aid CBP classification
• Test sole durability; non-qualifying textiles ignored, but weak soles risk reclass to non-footwear