Mixed-Material Cotton Tennis Shoe Upper
Tennis shoe upper incorporating cotton canvas with extensive synthetic leather and rubber panels, resulting in <50% textile exterior coverage. Classifies in HTS 6406.10.72.00 for unfinished footwear parts. Features lace provisions but no ground-contact sole.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If attached to outer sole of rubber/plastics
Sole attachment converts upper to finished footwear under 6403/6404 headings.
If unwoven polyester-cotton fabric only
Flat woven fabrics classify in Chapter 54/55, not as formed footwear uppers.
If of vegetable fibers like canvas primarily
Different base fiber (e.g., pure vegetable) uses separate subheading.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Obtain pre-classification ruling from CBP for complex mixed-material uppers to lock in 6406.10.72.00
• Maintain supplier affidavits on material surface percentages for binding rulings
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