Plush Fleece House Slippers from Japan
Cozy house slippers featuring uppers made primarily of textile fleece material, with a soft rubber outer sole for indoor comfort. Classified under HTS 6405.20.90.15 as house slippers with textile uppers, not suitable for outdoor use, where the textile covers the greatest external surface area of the upper per Chapter Note 4(a).
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
• Verify textile upper dominates external surface area (>50%) via lab testing to avoid reclassification to leather or rubber uppers
• Label as 'house slippers' clearly; include fiber content (e.g
• polyester fleece) per FTC rules to prevent valuation disputes