Origin 8 toe straps
“At the heel” refers to overlap of the upper by the sole in the above subheadings.
Note 2) The term “tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like” covers athletic footwear other than sports footwear, whether or not principally used for such athletic games or purposes. Footwear in which any staples, rivets, stitching or any of the methods above are utilized to attach the upper to the bottom.Molded footwear in which the upper and the bottom are one piece of molded rubber or plastic.“Simultaneous molded” construction footwear.Shoes in which there is a fake stitch in the sole, i.e., the stitch does not unite two different pieces, but only goes back and forth through the same piece.Shoes in which the pieces of the upper are stitched to each other, but not to any part of the bottom.Adhesive is the only thing keeping the bottom attached to the upper (no stitching, nailing, taping, stapling, etc.). In an exclusively “Adhesive” construction, all of the pieces of the bottom i.e., sole and mid-sole (if any), would separate from the upper or from each other if all adhesives, cements and glues were dissolved. Examples of accessories or reinforcements on outer soles include spikes, bars, nails, protectors (taps), thin layers of textile flocking and detachable textile materials applied to, but not embedded, in the sole.Īdhesive: (6404.11.40, 6404.11.60, 6404.19.40, 6404.19.60) Examples of accessories or reinforcements on footwear uppers include ankle patches, edging, ornamentation, buckles, tabs, eyelet stays, non-removable laces, slide fasteners (zippers), hook & loop (Velcro) straps, etc. However, certain tariff provisions require that accessories or reinforcements be added back to the upper, after the applicable heading is determined to arrive at the appropriate subheading.
Accessories or reinforcements are not included in external surface area measurements for either the upper or outer sole. They generally consist of overlays lying on top of other materials. Generally, accessories or reinforcements are non-structural materials added to either a substantially complete upper or outer sole. They are not to be construed as Customs rulings. These definitions are provided merely as guidelines to assist FDRA members and the industry at large in classifying footwear under Chapter 64, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).