Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 6404.19

6404.19.82

6404.19.82: Wither uppers of vegetable fibers and having outer soles with textile materials having the greatest surface area in contact with the ground, but not taken into account under the terms of additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter

Textile-upper shoes, rubber/plastic sole

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. 6404 Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of textile materials:
  2. Footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics:
  3. 6404.19 Other:
  4. Other:
  5. Valued over $6.50 but not over $12/pair:
  6. 6404.19.82 Wither uppers of vegetable fibers and having outer soles with textile materials having the greatest surface area in contact with the ground, but not taken into account under the terms of additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 7.5% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
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.

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 schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—7.5%
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. 6404.19.82 Wither uppers of vegetable fibers and having outer soles with textile materials having the greatest surface area in contact with the ground, but not taken into account under the terms of additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter 7.5%
  2. 6404.19.82.30 For men prs.
  3. 6404.19.82.60 For women prs.
  4. 6404.19.82.90 Other prs.

Same subheading in other tariffs

6404.19 Footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics: other

UK 16% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines EU 16.9% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye 16.9% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Canada Free – 18% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 14.3% Mexico 35% Third-country duty 17 tariff lines Brazil 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 20% Third-country duty 40 tariff lines Peru 11% Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free – 10% Third-country duty 20 tariff lines · average 9% Japan 6.7% – 30% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 15.1% · 1× specific or compound duty Taiwan 7.5% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia 25% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Nigeria 10% – 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 15%

USA lines: 6404.19

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.

  • N310640 U.S. CBP 8 April 2020 · 6404.19.82.30

    The tariff classification of footwear from China

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.

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HTS code 6404.19.82 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 6404.19 (footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics: other).

The general duty is 7.5%.

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%, the Türkiye duty is 16.9%, the Canada duty is 0%–18%, 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%–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%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 6404.19 worth US$4bn in 2024; the largest supplier was China.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 6404.19.82?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 7.5%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 6404.19.82 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 6404.19 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$2bn), followed by Vietnam.

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