Customs Tariff of Canada · tariff item · HS 6405.10
6405.10.10.00: Pointe shoes or block toe shoes, for professional dancers employed by full-time dance companies which meet Canada Council standards of professionalism or for ballet students in full-time attendance at a ballet school which meets Canada Council curriculum standards
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Canada, in force from 11 September 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 6405 Other footwear.
- 6405.10 With uppers of leather or composition leather
- 6405.10.10 Pointe shoes or block toe shoes, for professional dancers employed by full-time dance companies which meet Canada Council standards of professionalism or for ballet students in full-time attendance at a ballet school which meets Canada Council curriculum standards
- 6405.10.10.00 Pointe shoes or block toe shoes, for professional dancers employed by full-time dance companies which meet Canada Council standards of professionalism or for ballet students in full-time attendance at a ballet school which meets Canada Council curriculum standards
What you pay
Importing into Canada
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
6405.10 With uppers of leather or composition leather
UK 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 3.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 3.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 35% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Argentina 20% General (MFN) 78 tariff lines 
Peru 11% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 10% General (MFN) 12 tariff lines · average 8.3% 
Japan 3.4% – 30% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 16.4% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 7.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% – 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 15% Canada lines: 6405.10
- 6405.10.10.00Pointe shoes or block toe shoes, for professional dancers employed by full-time dance companies which meet Canada Council standards of professionalism or for ballet students in full-time attendance at a ballet school which meets Canada Council curriculum standards
- 6405.10.90.00With uppers of leather or composition leather: other
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N311412 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of footwear from China
- N306263 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of footwear from China
- N303947 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of footwear from Vietnam
- N303188 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of footwear from China
5 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
In the Customs Tariff of Canada, 6405.10.10.00 is one of 2 lines under subheading 6405.10, with uppers of leather or composition leather.
The MFN tariff rate is free, and quantities are declared in PAR.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 2%, the EU duty is 3.5%, the Türkiye duty is 3.5%, the US duty is 10%, the Mexico duty is 35%, the Brazil duty is 35%, the Argentina duty is 20%, the Peru duty is 11%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–10%, the Japan duty is 3.4%–30%, the Taiwan duty is 7.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 25% and the Nigeria duty is 10%–20%.
Canada imported goods of subheading 6405.10 worth US$6m in 2024; the largest supplier was the Dominican Republic.
Questions and answers
What is the Canada import duty for tariff item 6405.10.10.00?
The MFN tariff rate in the Customs Tariff of Canada is free; the supplementary unit is PAR. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Canada import these goods from?
For subheading 6405.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the Dominican Republic (US$2m), followed by China.