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
43.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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