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HS code for Running shoes with rubber sole and textile upper
HS 2022Destination USConfidence 0.85Reviewed by a second modelFootwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of textile materials > Footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics > Sports footwear; tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like
Section XII: Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles made therewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hair · Chapter 64: Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles · Heading 6404: Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of textile materials
Why this code
Under Chapter 64 Note 4, the outer sole is rubber (ground-contact material) and the upper is textile (greatest external surface area). That places the shoe in heading 6404, subheading 'outer soles of rubber or plastics'. Subheading Note 1 limits strict 'sports footwear' to spiked or cleated footwear and specific boots. However, 6404.11 also expressly covers 'tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like'. Running and jogging shoes fall within 'training shoes and the like', so 6404.11 is preferred over residual 6404.19 (GRI 1, GRI 6). Headings 6402 and 6403 need rubber/plastic or leather uppers, and 6405 is residual, so all are excluded.
Rules applied: GRI 1, GRI 6, Chapter 64 Note 4(a), Chapter 64 Note 4(b), Chapter 64 Subheading Note 1.
Alternatives considered
| Code | Description | Why not |
|---|---|---|
| 6404.19 | Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of textile materials > Footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics > Other | Residual subheading. Running and training shoes are expressly covered by the 'training shoes and the like' wording of 6404.11. |
| 6402.19 | Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics > Sports footwear > Other | Requires uppers of rubber or plastics; the upper here is textile. |
| 6405.20 | Other footwear > With uppers of textile materials | Heading 6405 is residual and applies only when the sole is not rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather. |
Information that would confirm the code
- Is the upper's predominant external surface really textile, rather than plastic overlays or reinforcements?
- Is there a textile outsole layer that might affect the ground-contact material?
US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) line for US
Other > Valued over $12/pair > Other > Other
Confidence 0.30. The product data gives no value per pair, gender or sole-attachment detail, so the dutiable value band and sex split cannot be established; the residual 'Other' line for pairs valued over $12 with the Other sub-category is taken as a provisional choice, and this needs review once price and wearer details are known.
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