Men's Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star High-Tops from Japan
High-top basketball-inspired sneakers for men with durable canvas textile uppers and rubber soles. HTS 6405.20.90.30 applies as non-sports men's footwear with textile uppers by surface area. Retro style for everyday urban wear.
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
• Provide photos showing external textile dominance; reinforcements like eyelets ignored per note 4(a)
• Declare value per pair accurately to avoid undervaluation penalties common in branded imports
• Watch for set sales with socks—may classify as 6405 set if predominant footwear