Women's Sisal Woven Summer Sandals from Japan
Open-toe women's sandals crafted with sisal vegetable fiber uppers in a woven design and soles where textile covers the majority of ground contact. At $5/pair valuation, they match HTS 6404.19.72.60 for non-leather, non-sports women's footwear with specified materials. Sisal upper exceeds other materials in visible surface area.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
52.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%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 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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
Import Tips
• Use mill certificates for sisal content; customs may test for vegetable fiber purity
• Document sole TPU/textile ratio precisely to confirm textile prevalence per notes
• Label as 'women's' clearly; ambiguous sizing leads to 6404.19.70 classification