Work Shoe Textile Upper from Japan
Reinforced formed upper of synthetic textile for safety work shoes, valued not over $3/pair. HTS 6406.10.25.00 covers this as a footwear part where textile provides greatest external area, excluding toe caps or stiffeners. Intended for industrial shoe manufacturing.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
33.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.480%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Certify absence of leather per Chapter Note 2(b) to stay in textile subheading
• Use HTS advisory rulings for borderline industrial vs retail end-use determinations
• Prevent valuation inflation by excluding assembly labor in import price declarations