Sisal Fiber Casual Flats

Women's casual flat shoes with sisal (vegetable fiber) braided uppers and fabric textile outer soles, retailing at $4.50/pair. The sole's textile area dominates ground contact without U.S. Note 5 durability, matching HTS 6404.19.72 criteria for affordable textile footwear.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China7.5%+10.0%17.5%
🇲🇽Mexico7.5%+10.0%17.5%
🇨🇦Canada7.5%+10.0%17.5%
🇩🇪Germany7.5%+10.0%17.5%
🇯🇵Japan7.5%+10.0%17.5%

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6109.90.10Higher: 49.5% vs 17.5%

If knitted uppers rather than woven textile

Knitted/crocheted footwear falls under Chapter 61; construction method changes chapter entirely.

6404.19Same rate: 17.5%

If for industrial/work protective variants

Certain protective end-uses route to specific subheadings outside general consumer categories.

4203.40Lower: 10% vs 17.5%

If uppers considered leather-like despite fiber

Note 3(b) defines leather strictly; misidentified vegetable fibers could erroneously go to leather headings.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Conduct surface area measurements for uppers/soles per Notes 4(a)-(b); retain engineer reports for audits

Use HTS advisory tools for value confirmation to prevent shifts to over-$6.50 subheadings

Label 'not for sports use' if questioned, distinguishing from subheading note 1 sports footwear

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