HTS tariff line · chapter 64
6403.12.30
Ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots: welt footwear
Analysis
HTS 6403.12.30 covers ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots: welt footwear under heading 6403 (footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 10%. The costliest confusion would be with 6403.99.90 (valued over $2.50/pair) at 10%, a difference of 10 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 15% of the 131 tariff lines in chapter 64 that are also free. 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.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 20% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 20% duty.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 316210 (Footwear Manufacturing), an industry of 201 US establishments employing 8,781 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6403.12.60 | Ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots: other | Free |
| 6403.19.10 | Welt footwear: golf shoes | 5% |
| 6403.19.20 | Welt footwear: other | Free |
| 6403.19.30 | Other: golf shoes | 8.5% |
| 6403.19.40 | Other: other | 4.3% |
| 6403.19.50 | For other persons: golf shoes | 10% |
| 6403.19.70 | For other persons: other | Free |
| 6403.20.00 | Footwear with outer soles of leather, and uppers which consist of leather straps across the instep and around the big toe | Free |
| 6403.40.30 | Other footwear, incorporating a protective metal toe-cap: welt footwear | 5% |
| 6403.40.60 | Other footwear, incorporating a protective metal toe-cap: other | 8.5% |
| 6403.51.11 | Footwear made on a base or platform of wood, not having an inner sole or a protective metal toe-cap | Free |
| 6403.51.30 | Other: welt footwear | 5% |
| 6403.51.60 | For men, youths and boys | 8.5% |
| 6403.51.90 | Other: for other persons | 10% |
| 6403.59.10 | Footwear made on a base or platform of wood, not having an inner sole or a protective metal toe-cap | Free |
| 6403.59.15 | Turn or turned footwear | 2.5% |
| 6403.59.30 | Other: welt footwear | 5% |
| 6403.59.60 | For men, youths and boys | 8.5% |
| 6403.59.90 | Other: for other persons | 10% |
| 6403.91.11 | Footwear made on a base or platform of wood, not having an inner sole or a protective metal toe-cap | Free |
| 6403.91.30 | Other: welt footwear | 5% |
| 6403.91.60 | For men, youths and boys | 8.5% |
| 6403.91.90 | Other: for other persons | 10% |
| 6403.99.10 | Footwear made on a base or platform of wood, not having an inner sole or a protective metal toe-cap | Free |
| 6403.99.20 | Footwear made on a base or platform of wood | 8% |
| 6403.99.40 | Other: welt footwear | 5% |
| 6403.99.60 | For men, youths and boys | 8.5% |
| 6403.99.75 | Valued not over $2.50/pair | 7% |
| 6403.99.90 | Valued over $2.50/pair | 10% |