Men's Wool Felt Espadrille-Style Shoes from Japan
Lightweight espadrille-inspired shoes for men with woven wool felt uppers and flexible felt soles for summer comfort. Fits HTS 6405.20.60.30 as non-sports men's footwear where wool felt meets the external surface and ground contact material tests.
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
• Photograph soles and uppers pre-shipment to demonstrate felt purity against US Note on sole durability
• Batch imports by size to clearly delineate 'men's' for statistical suffix 459
• Watch for jute rope soles mislabeled as felt, which would classify under 6405.20.20 if vegetable fiber