Men's Woven Straw Sandals from Japan
Open-toe sandals for men made from woven textile straw uppers secured with rubber straps and plastic soles. Classified in HTS 6404.19.59.30 for low-value men's footwear with textile uppers and rubber/plastics soles, excluding sports designs.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
88%
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
• Classify straw as textile if woven; obtain fiber content lab report
• Document ground-contact sole material; ignore non-durable textile patches per US note
• Separate men's/women's shipments to prevent averaging errors