HTS heading 6403 · Chapter 64

HTS 6403: Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather…

HTS heading 6403 covers footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather. It has 30 tariff lines with a duty rate; the general (MFN) rates are Free (9 lines), 5% (6 lines), 8.5% (6 lines) and others.

Imports may also owe Chapter 99 tariffs (Section 232, 301 or 201) depending on origin and date, plus the Merchandise Processing Fee and, by sea, the Harbor Maintenance Fee.

Rates from the 2026 HTS Revision 22, effective October 30, 2026. Source: U.S. International Trade Commission.

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Tariff lines and duty rates

HTS code	Description	General	Special	Column 2	Estimate
	Sports footwear:
6403.12	Ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots:
6403.12.30.00	Welt footwear[prs.]	Free		20%	Estimate →
6403.12.60.00	Other[prs.]	Free		20%	Estimate →
6403.19	Other:
	For men, youths and boys:
	Welt footwear:
6403.19.10.00	Golf shoes[prs.]	5%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE, R,S,SG)	20%	Estimate →
6403.19.20.00	Other[prs.]	Free		20%	Estimate →
	Other:
6403.19.30	Golf shoes	8.5%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE, R,S,SG)	20%
6403.19.30.30	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.19.30.90	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.19.40	Other	4.3%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE, R,S,SG)	20%
6403.19.40.30	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.19.40.90	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
	For other persons:
6403.19.50	Golf shoes	10%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE, R,S,SG)	20%
	For women:
6403.19.50.31	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.19.50.61	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.19.50.91	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.19.70	Other	Free		20%
	For women:
6403.19.70.31	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.19.70.61	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.19.70.91	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.20.00.00	Footwear with outer soles of leather, and uppers which consist of leather straps across the instep and around the big toe[prs.]	Free		20%	Estimate →
6403.40	Other footwear, incorporating a protective metal toe-cap:
6403.40.30	Welt footwear	5%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE, R,S,SG)	20%
6403.40.30.30	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.40.30.90	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.40.60.00	Other[prs.]	8.5%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE, R,S,SG)	20%	Estimate →
	Other footwear with outer soles of leather:
6403.51	Covering the ankle:
6403.51.11.00	Footwear made on a base or platform of wood, not having an inner sole or a protective metal toe-cap[prs.]	Free		33 1/3%	Estimate →
	Other:
6403.51.30	Welt footwear	5%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE, R,S,SG)	20%
	For men:
6403.51.30.15	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.51.30.30	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.51.30.60	For women[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.51.30.71	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
	Other:
6403.51.60	For men, youths and boys	8.5%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE, R,S,SG)	20%
	For men:
6403.51.60.15	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.51.60.30	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.51.60.60	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.51.90	For other persons	10%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE, R,S,SG)	20%
	For women:
6403.51.90.15	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.51.90.30	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.51.90.41	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.59	Other:
6403.59.10.00	Footwear made on a base or platform of wood, not having an inner sole or a protective metal toe-cap[prs.]	Free		33 1/3%	Estimate →
	Other:
6403.59.15	Turn or turned footwear	2.5%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,IL,JO, KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,R,S,SG)	10%
6403.59.15.20	For men[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.59.15.45	For women[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.59.15.61	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.59.30	Welt footwear	5%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE, R,S,SG)	20%
	For men:
6403.59.30.20	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.59.30.40	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.59.30.60	For women[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.59.30.81	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
	Other:
6403.59.60	For men, youths and boys	8.5%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,IL,JO, KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,R,S,SG)	20%
	For men:
6403.59.60.40	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.59.60.60	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.59.60.80	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.59.90	For other persons	10%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE, R,S,SG)	20%
	For women:
6403.59.90.30	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.59.90.45	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.59.90.61	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
	Other footwear:
6403.91	Covering the ankle:
6403.91.11.00	Footwear made on a base or platform of wood, not having an inner sole or a protective metal toe-cap[prs.]	Free		33 1/3%	Estimate →
	Other:
6403.91.30	Welt footwear	5%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,IL,JO, KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,R,S,SG)	20%
	Work footwear:
6403.91.30.10	For men[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.91.30.25	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
	Other:
	For men:
6403.91.30.35	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.91.30.40	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.91.30.80	For women[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.91.30.91	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
	Other:
6403.91.60	For men, youths and boys	8.5%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE, R,S,SG)	20%
6403.91.60.10	Work footwear[prs.]				Estimate →
	Other:
	Tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, for men:
6403.91.60.30	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.91.60.40	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
	Other tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like:
6403.91.60.50	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.91.60.60	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
	Other:
	For men:
6403.91.60.65	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.91.60.75	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.91.60.90	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.91.90	For other persons	10%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE, R,S,SG)	20%
6403.91.90.15	Work footwear[prs.]				Estimate →
	Other:
	For women:
6403.91.90.25	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.91.90.45	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.91.90.51	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.99	Other:
6403.99.10.00	Footwear made on a base or platform of wood, not having an inner sole or a protective metal toe-cap[prs.]	Free		33 1/3%	Estimate →
	Other:
6403.99.20	Footwear made on a base or platform of wood	8%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE, R,S,SG)	33 1/3%
6403.99.20.30	For men[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.99.20.60	For women[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.99.20.90	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
	Other:
6403.99.40	Welt footwear	5%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,R,S,SG)	20%
	Work footwear:
6403.99.40.10	For men[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.99.40.20	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
	Other:
	For men:
6403.99.40.35	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.99.40.55	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.99.40.80	For women[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.99.40.91	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
	Other:
6403.99.60	For men, youths and boys	8.5%	Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,D,IL,JO, KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,R,S,SG)	20%
6403.99.60.15	House slippers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.99.60.25	Work footwear[prs.]				Estimate →
	Other:
	Tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, for men:
6403.99.60.30	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.99.60.40	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
	Other tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like:
6403.99.60.50	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.99.60.60	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
	Other:
	For men:
6403.99.60.65	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.99.60.75	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.99.60.90	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
	For other persons:
6403.99.75	Valued not over $2.50/pair	7%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE, R,S,SG)	20%
6403.99.75.15	House slippers[prs.]				Estimate →
	Other:
	For women:
6403.99.75.30	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.99.75.60	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.99.75.90	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.99.90	Valued over $2.50/pair	10%	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,IL,JO, KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,R,S,SG)	20%
6403.99.90.05	House slippers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.99.90.15	Work footwear[prs.]				Estimate →
	Other:
	Tennis shoes, basketball shoes, and the like, for women:
6403.99.90.21	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.99.90.31	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.99.90.41	Other tennis shoes, basketball shoes, and the like[prs.]				Estimate →
	Other:
	For women:
6403.99.90.55	With pigskin uppers[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.99.90.65	Other[prs.]				Estimate →
6403.99.90.71	Other[prs.]				Estimate →

113 lines shown. Statistical suffixes (the last two digits) inherit the rate of the 8-digit subheading above them.

Example: base duty and fees on $10000

For HTS 6403.19.10.00 at the general rate of 5%, shipped by ocean, before any Chapter 99 tariffs:

Base duty (5%)	$500.00
Merchandise Processing Fee (0.3464%, min $34.58)	$34.64
Harbor Maintenance Fee (0.125%)	$12.50
Duty and fees	$547.14

Origin-specific tariffs can multiply this. Run this example from China or from Mexico to see every line.

Special program codes in this heading

AU: U.S.–Australia FTA
BH: U.S.–Bahrain FTA
CL: U.S.–Chile FTA
CO: U.S.–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
D: African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
E, E*: Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
IL: U.S.–Israel FTA
JO: U.S.–Jordan FTA
KR: U.S.–Korea FTA (KORUS)
MA: U.S.–Morocco FTA
OM: U.S.–Oman FTA
P, P+: CAFTA-DR
PA: U.S.–Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
PE: U.S.–Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
R: Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act
S, S+: USMCA (United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement)
SG: U.S.–Singapore FTA

A special rate applies only when the goods qualify under that program's rules of origin and the claim is made at entry.

Duty by country of origin

Leather shoes (6403.99.90) · China · Mexico · Vietnam · Canada · Germany · Japan · South Korea · Taiwan · India · Italy

Frequently asked questions

What is the duty rate for HTS 6403?

Heading 6403 has 30 rate lines. The general (MFN) duty rates are Free (9 lines), 5% (6 lines), 8.5% (6 lines), 10% (5 lines). Products of free trade agreement partners may enter at the special rate, and Column 2 rates apply to countries without normal trade relations. Chapter 99 tariffs can be added on top: calculate the full amount.

Do Section 301, 232 or 201 tariffs apply to HTS 6403?

It depends on the 8- or 10-digit subheading, the country of origin, the entry date and, for Section 232, the metal content. These additional duties are listed in Chapter 99 of the HTS. The free duty calculator checks each program for a given code, origin and date and shows which apply and why.

What fees are added to an import under HTS 6403?

Formal entries pay the Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464% of value (minimum $34.58, maximum $670.86 in FY2027). Ocean shipments also pay the Harbor Maintenance Fee of 0.125% of value. See the import duty calculator for how they combine.