Analysis
Subheading 6402.99 covers other, within heading 6402. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 20 US tariff lines below it are national.
The spread of 45 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 48%, applies to 6402.99.69 (valued not over $3/pair: other).
None of its 20 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 3% to 48% with a median of 16.25%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
4 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
Its 20 lines start with 6402.99.04 (having uppers of which over 90 percent of the…), 6402.99.08 (footwear designed to be worn over, or in lieu of…), 6402.99.12 (valued not over $3/pair) and 6402.99.16 (valued over $3 but not over $6.50/pair); the full list is in the table below.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6402.99.04 | 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) | 6% |
| 6402.99.08 | 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 | 37.5% |
| 6402.99.12 | Valued not over $3/pair | 24% |
| 6402.99.16 | Valued over $3 but not over $6.50/pair | 90¢/pr. + 37.5% |
| 6402.99.19 | Valued over $6.50 but not over $12/pair | 90¢/pr. + 20% |
| 6402.99.21 | Valued over $12/pair | 20% |
| 6402.99.23 | Made on a base or platform of wood | 8% |
| 6402.99.25 | Made on a base or platform of cork | 12.5% |
| 6402.99.27 | Sandals and similar footwear of plastics, produced in one piece by molding | 3% |
| 6402.99.31 | Other: other | 6% |
| 6402.99.32 | Protective active footwear | 20% |
| 6402.99.33 | 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 | 37.5% |
| 6402.99.41 | Having outer soles with textile materials having the greatest surface area in contact with the ground, but not taken into account under the terms of additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter | 12.5% |
| 6402.99.49 | Footwear with open toes or open heels; footwear of the slip-on type, that is held to the foot without the use of laces or buckles or other fasteners, the foregoing except footwear of subheading 6402.99.33 and except footwear having a foxing or a foxing-like band wholly or almost wholly of rubber or plastics applied or molded at the sole and overlapping the upper: other | 37.5% |
| 6402.99.61 | Having outer soles with textile materials having the greatest surface area in contact with the ground, but not taken into account under the terms of additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter | 12.5% |
| 6402.99.69 | Valued not over $3/pair: other | 48% |
| 6402.99.71 | Having outer soles with textile materials having the greatest surface area in contact with the ground, but not taken into account under the terms of additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter | 12.5% |
| 6402.99.79 | Valued over $3 but not over $6.50/pair: other | 90¢/pr. + 37.5% |
| 6402.99.80 | Valued over $6.50 but not over $12/pair | 90¢/pr. + 20% |
| 6402.99.90 | Valued over $12/pair | 20% |