HTS heading · chapter 64
6404
Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of textile materials
Analysis
Heading 6404 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of textile materials. It divides into 3 six-digit subheadings and 39 eight-digit tariff lines, with 129 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
The spread of 40.5 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 48%, applies to 6404.11.59 (other: other) and 6404.19.59 (other: other).
None of its 39 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 7.5% to 48% with a median of 12.5%, 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.
The largest subheadings are 6404.19 (other, 22 lines), 6404.11 (sports footwear; tennis shoes, basketball shoes…, 14 lines) and 6404.20 (footwear with outer soles of leather or…, 3 lines).
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6404.11.20 | Having uppers of which over 50 percent of the external surface area (including any leather accessories or reinforcements such as those mentioned in note 4(a) to this chapter) is leather | 10.5% |
| 6404.11.41 | With uppers of vegetable fibers and 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 | 7.5% |
| 6404.11.49 | Having soles (or mid-soles, if any) of rubber or plastics which are affixed to the upper exclusively with an adhesive (any mid-soles also being affixed exclusively to one another and to the sole with an adhesive); the foregoing except footwear having a foxing or a foxing-like band applied or molded at the sole and overlapping the upper and except footwear with soles which overlap the upper other than at the toe or heel: other | 37.5% |
| 6404.11.51 | With uppers of vegetable fibers and 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 | 7.5% |
| 6404.11.59 | Other: other | 48% |
| 6404.11.61 | With uppers of vegetable fibers and 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 | 7.5% |
| 6404.11.69 | Having soles (or mid-soles, if any) of rubber or plastics which are affixed to the upper exclusively with an adhesive (any mid-soles also being affixed exclusively to one another and to the sole with an adhesive); the foregoing except footwear having a foxing or a foxing-like band applied or molded at the sole and overlapping the upper and except footwear with soles which overlap the upper other than at the toe or heel: other | 37.5% |
| 6404.11.71 | With uppers of vegetable fibers and 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 | 7.5% |
| 6404.11.75 | With uppers of textile materials other than vegetable fibers and 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% |
| 6404.11.79 | Other: other | 90¢/pr. + 37.5% |
| 6404.11.81 | With uppers of vegetable fibers and 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 | 7.5% |
| 6404.11.85 | With uppers of textile material other than vegetable fibers and 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% |
| 6404.11.89 | Valued over $6.50 but not over $12/pair: other | 90¢/pr. + 20% |
| 6404.11.90 | Valued over $12/pair | 20% |
| 6404.19.15 | Footwear having uppers of which over 50 percent of the external surface area (including any leather accessories or reinforcements such as those mentioned in note 4(a) to this chapter) is leather | 10.5% |
| 6404.19.20 | 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% |
| 6404.19.25 | With uppers of vegetable fibers | 7.5% |
| 6404.19.30 | Less than 10 percent by weight of rubber or plastics: other | 12.5% |
| 6404.19.36 | With uppers of vegetable fibers and 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 | 7.5% |
| 6404.19.37 | With uppers of textile material other than vegetable fibers and 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% |
| 6404.19.39 | Other: other | 37.5% |
| 6404.19.42 | With uppers of vegetable fibers and 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 | 7.5% |
| 6404.19.47 | With uppers of textile material other than vegetable fibers and 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% |
| 6404.19.49 | Having soles (or mid-soles, if any) of rubber or plastics which are affixed to the upper exclusively with an adhesive (any mid-soles also being affixed exclusively to one another and to the sole with an adhesive); the foregoing except footwear having a foxing or a foxing-like band applied or molded at the sole and overlapping the upper and except footwear with soles which overlap the upper other than at the toe or heel: other | 37.5% |
| 6404.19.52 | With uppers of vegetable fibers and having outer soles with textile 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 | 7.5% |
| 6404.19.57 | With uppers of textile material other than vegetable fibers and 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% |
| 6404.19.59 | Other: other | 48% |
| 6404.19.61 | With uppers of textile material other than vegetable fibers and 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% |
| 6404.19.69 | Having soles (or mid-soles, if any) of rubber or plastics which are affixed to the upper exclusively with an adhesive (any mid-soles also being affixed exclusively to one another and to the sole with an adhesive); the foregoing except footwear having a foxing or a foxing-like band applied or molded at the sole and overlapping the upper and except footwear with soles which overlap the upper other than at the toe or heel: other | 37.5% |
| 6404.19.72 | With uppers of vegetable fibers and 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 | 7.5% |
| 6404.19.77 | With uppers of textile material other than vegetable fibers and 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% |
| 6404.19.79 | Other: other | 90¢/pr. + 37.5% |
| 6404.19.82 | Wither uppers of vegetable fibers and 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 | 7.5% |
| 6404.19.87 | With uppers of textile material other than vegetable fibers and 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% |
| 6404.19.89 | Valued over $6.50 but not over $12/pair: other | 90¢/pr. + 20% |
| 6404.19.90 | Valued over $12/pair | 9% |
| 6404.20.20 | Valued not over $2.50/pair | 15% |
| 6404.20.40 | Valued over $2.50/pair | 10% |
| 6404.20.60 | Footwear with outer soles of leather or composition leather: other | 37.5% |