Budget Acrylic Fiber Deck Shoes from Japan
Non-slip deck-style shoes using acrylic synthetic textile uppers and textile-reinforced soles with dominant ground-contact textile. At $5/pair average value, they precisely match 6404.19.77 for low-cost synthetic textile footwear.
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
• Source from verified factories to prove origin; low-value items prone to counterfeiting claims
• Upper material affidavits essential for synthetic confirmation
• Monitor MFN vs. preferential duty based on country of origin