Wool-Rich Cycling Leg Warmers from Japan
Performance leg warmers with 26% wool in nylon-spandex blend for cyclists, zipping from ankle to thigh. HTS 6406.90.15.05 applies as they are textile parts of footwear (leg-warmers) meeting the wool threshold in man-made fibers. Not sports footwear per subheading note due to lacking spikes.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
54.9%
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%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
• Provide assembly diagrams if zipped design blurs line with full leggings
• Confirm no rubber sole contact to stay in parts heading
• Watch for EU origin wool claims needing specific declarations