Converse Polyester Lace Stay from China
Polyester textile reinforcement stays around eyelets for high-top sneakers. Classified HTS 6406.90.1540 as other man-made fiber footwear upper parts. Not excluded as eyelets per Note 2.
Duty Rate — China → United States
34.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Distinguish from metal eyelets; provide material certs for textile classification
• Declare as upper reinforcements, not trimmings