Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 6402.91

6402.91.42

6402.91.42: Rubber/plastic boots (ankle-covering): Protective active footwear (except footwear with waterproof molded bottoms, including bottoms comprising an outer sole and all or part of the upper and except footwear with insulation that provides protection against cold weather) whose height from the bottom of the outer sole to the top of the upper does not exceed 15.34 cm

Rubber/plastic boots (ankle-covering)

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 3 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 6402 Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics:
  2. Other footwear:
  3. 6402.91 Covering the ankle:
  4. Other:
  5. 6402.91.42 Protective active footwear (except footwear with waterproof molded bottoms, including bottoms comprising an outer sole and all or part of the upper and except footwear with insulation that provides protection against cold weather) whose height from the bottom of the outer sole to the top of the upper does not exceed 15.34 cm

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 20% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges —
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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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.

No additional measures recorded for this origin.

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—20%
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus35%

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

  1. 6402.91.42 Protective active footwear (except footwear with waterproof molded bottoms, including bottoms comprising an outer sole and all or part of the upper and except footwear with insulation that provides protection against cold weather) whose height from the bottom of the outer sole to the top of the upper does not exceed 15.34 cm 20%
  2. 6402.91.42.30 For men prs.
  3. 6402.91.42.60 For women prs.
  4. 6402.91.42.90 Other prs.

Same subheading in other tariffs

6402.91 Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber: other footwear, covering the ankle

UK 16% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines EU 16.9% – 17% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 16.9% Türkiye 16.9% – 17% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 16.9% Canada 17.5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Mexico 35% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines Brazil 35% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Argentina 20% Third-country duty 37 tariff lines Peru 11% Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free – 10% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 8.9% Japan specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 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 25% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Nigeria 10% – 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 15%

USA lines: 6402.91

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.

  • N316954 U.S. CBP 1 February 2021 · 6402.91.42.60

    The tariff classification of footwear manufactured in the Dominican Republic and the eligibility for preferential treatment under the Dominican Republic – Central America – United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA). Correction to N316158

  • N316158 U.S. CBP 18 December 2020 · 6402.91.42.60

    The tariff classification of footwear manufactured in the Dominican Republic and the eligibility for preferential treatment under the Dominican Republic – Central America – United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA).

  • N274417 U.S. CBP 25 May 2016 · 6402.91.42.30

    The tariff classification of footwear from Vietnam

Legal notes

Subheading note

1. For the purposes of subheadings 640212, 640219, 640312, 640319 and 640411, the expression ‘sports footwear’ applies only to:

  1. (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;

  2. (b) skating boots, ski-boots and cross-country ski footwear, snowboard boots, wrestling boots, boxing boots and cycling shoes.

Chapter notes: Chapter 64 →

HTS code 6402.91.42 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 6402.91 (other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber).

The general duty is 20%.

3 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%–17%, the Türkiye duty is 16.9%–17%, 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 Taiwan duty is 0%–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%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 6402.91 worth US$858m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 6402.91.42?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 20%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 6402.91.42 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 6402.91 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$666m), followed by Vietnam.

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