Analysis
HTS 6402.19.30 covers valued not over $3/pair under heading 6402 (other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in pairs.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 5.1% to 9%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6402.19.90 (valued over $12/pair), at 9%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 9 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 84% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 84% duty.
For statistics it divides in two: 6402.19.30.31 for for men and 6402.19.30.61 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 15% of the 131 tariff lines in chapter 64. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6402.19.05 | Having uppers of which over 90 percent of the external surface area (including any accessories or reinforcements such as those mentioned in note 4(a) to this chapter) is rubber or plastics (except footwear having foxing or a foxing-like band applied or molded at the sole and overlapping the upper and except footwear designed to be worn over, or in lieu of, other footwear as a protection against water, oil, grease or chemicals or cold or inclement weather): golf shoes | 6% |
| 6402.19.15 | Having uppers of which over 90 percent of the external surface area (including any accessories or reinforcements such as those mentioned in note 4(a) to this chapter) is rubber or plastics (except footwear having foxing or a foxing-like band applied or molded at the sole and overlapping the upper and except footwear designed to be worn over, or in lieu of, other footwear as a protection against water, oil, grease or chemicals or cold or inclement weather): other | 5.1% |
| 6402.19.50 | Valued over $3 but not over $6.50/pair | 76¢/pr. + 32% |
| 6402.19.70 | Valued over $6.50 but not over $12/pair | 76¢/pr. + 17% |
| 6402.19.90 | Valued over $12/pair | 9% |