Analysis
HTS 6403.19.70 covers for other persons: other under heading 6403 (footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in pairs.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 10%. Compared with 6403.19.50 (for other persons: golf shoes), which pays 10%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 10 percentage points.
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.08 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 15% of the 131 tariff lines in chapter 64, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.08 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter