Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 6402.19
6402.19.70: Other rubber/plastic sports shoes: Valued over $6.50 but not over $12/pair
Other rubber/plastic sports shoes
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 6402 Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics:
- Sports footwear:
- 6402.19 Other:
- Other:
- 6402.19.70 Valued over $6.50 but not over $12/pair
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) | — | 76¢/pr. + 17% |
| 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 | $1.58/pr. + 35% |
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
Subdivisions
- 6402.19.70 Valued over $6.50 but not over $12/pair 76¢/pr. + 17%
- 6402.19.70.31 For men prs.
- 6402.19.70.61 Other prs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
6402.19 Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber: sports footwear, other
USA lines: 6402.19
- 6402.19.05Having uppers of which over 90 percent of the external: golf shoes
- 6402.19.15Having uppers of which over 90 percent of the external: other
- 6402.19.30Valued not over $3/pair
- 6402.19.50Valued over $3 but not over $6.50/pair
- 6402.19.70Valued over $6.50 but not over $12/pair
- 6402.19.90Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber: sports footwear, other, valued over $12/pair
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.
- N361358 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a baseball shoe from China
- N359996 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a man’s golf shoe from Vietnam
- H338307 U.S. CBP
Revocation of NY N336132; Tariff Classification of Men’s Footwear from Vietnam
- N347466 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of wrestling shoes from Vietnam
25 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Subheading note
1. For the purposes of subheadings 640212, 640219, 640312, 640319 and 640411, the expression ‘sports footwear’ applies only to:
(a) footwear which is designed for a sporting activity and has, or has provision for the attachment of, spikes, sprigs, stops, clips, bars or the like;
(b) skating boots, ski-boots and cross-country ski footwear, snowboard boots, wrestling boots, boxing boots and cycling shoes.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 6402.19.70 is one of 6 lines under subheading 6402.19, other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber: sports footwear, other.
The general duty is a specific or compound duty: 76¢/pr. + 17%.
2 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 16%, the EU duty is 16.9%, the Türkiye duty is 16.9%, the Canada duty is 17.5%, 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 6.7%, 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 15% and the Nigeria duty is 10%–20%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 6402.19 worth US$548m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 6402.19.70?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 76¢/pr. + 17%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Is there a lower rate for 6402.19.70 under US trade agreements?
Yes. The Special column reads “Free (AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, 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 6402.19 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$191m), followed by Vietnam.