Women's Bamboo Canvas Walking Shoes from Japan
Comfortable women's walking shoes with uppers of woven bamboo vegetable fibers blended into canvas for lightweight support. The outer sole uses rubber base with extensive textile overlay providing the largest ground contact area, non-durable per U.S. note 5. Valued at $9/pair, classified under HTS 6404.19.82.60 for women with vegetable fiber uppers and textile soles.
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
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Conduct surface area measurements per chapter note 4(a); bamboo must dominate upper externally, ignoring minor reinforcements
• Use commercial invoices specifying exact value per pair and gender to comply with quota/value thresholds