Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 6401.99
6401.99.30: Designed for use without closures
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 6401 Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, the uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes:
- Other footwear:
- 6401.99 Other:
- Other:
- 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:
- 6401.99.30 Designed for use without closures
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 7.5%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 1 September 2019
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.88.15
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| General (MFN) | — | 25% |
| US–Australia FTA AU | Australia | Free |
| US–Bahrain FTA BH | Bahrain | Free |
| US–Chile FTA CL | Chile | Free |
| US–Colombia TPA CO | Colombia | Free |
| US–Israel FTA IL | Israel | Free |
| US–Jordan FTA JO | Jordan | Free |
| US–Korea FTA KR | South Korea | Free |
| US–Morocco FTA MA | Morocco | Free |
| US–Oman FTA OM | Oman | Free |
| CAFTA-DR P | Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua | Free |
| US–Panama TPA PA | Panama | Free |
| US–Peru TPA PE | Peru | Free |
| USMCA S | Canada, Mexico | Free |
| US–Singapore FTA SG | Singapore | Free |
| Column 2 | Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus | 50% |
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
Same subheading in other tariffs
6401.99 Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber: other footwear, other
UK 16% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU 17% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 17% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Canada Free – 20% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 15% 
Mexico 35% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Brazil 35% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 20% Third-country duty 14 tariff lines 
Peru 11% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 10% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 8.3% 
Japan specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 10% – 20% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 16.7% 
Nigeria 10% – 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 15% USA lines: 6401.99
- 6401.99.10Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber: other footwear, other, covering the knee
- 6401.99.30Designed for use without closures
- 6401.99.60Designed to be worn over, or in lieu of, other footwear: other
- 6401.99.80Having uppers of which over 90 percent of the external surface area (including any accessories or reinforcements such as those mentioned in note 4(a) to this chapter) is rubber or plastics (except footwear having foxing or a foxing-like band applied or molded at the sole and overlapping the upper)
- 6401.99.90Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber: other footwear, other, other, other, 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.
Legal notes
HTS code 6401.99.30 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 6401.99 (waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber: other footwear, other).
The general duty is 25%, and quantities are declared in prs.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 16%, the EU duty is 17%, the Türkiye duty is 17%, the Canada duty is 0%–20%, 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 Taiwan duty is 5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 10%–20% and the Nigeria duty is 10%–20%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 6401.99 worth US$25m in 2024; the largest supplier was Canada.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 6401.99.30?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 25%; the supplementary unit is prs. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Is there a lower rate for 6401.99.30 under US trade agreements?
Yes. The Special column reads “Free (AU, BH, CL, CO,D, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,R,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 6401.99 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Canada (US$6m), followed by China.