Inflatable Pool Floaties Footwear from Germany
Inflatable plastic footwear for water play, with air chambers for buoyancy in pools. HTS 6405.90.90 includes these novelty plastic items as other footwear, not sports or diving types. Plastics definition covers visible external layers per Chapter Note 2(a).
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.380%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Test for durability as outer sole per US Note; inflatable nature may challenge 'normal use'
• Include inflation instructions and safety warnings in labeling