Heading 6401: Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, the uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes
In chapter 64, Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles. 9 rate lines, laid out as HTS Revision 20 (2026) prints them.
| HTS number | Description | Units | General | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6401 | Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, the uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes: | ||||
| 6401.10.00.00 | Footwear incorporating a protective metal toe-cap | prs. | 37.5% | Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,D,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,R,S,SG) | 75% |
| Other footwear: | |||||
| 6401.92 | Covering the ankle but not covering the knee: | ||||
| 6401.92.30.00 | Ski-boots and snowboard boots | prs. | Free | 35% | |
| Other: | |||||
| 6401.92.60.00 | Having soles and uppers of which over 90 percent of the external surface area (including any accessories or reinforcements such as those mentioned in note 4(a) to this chapter) is poly(vinyl chloride), whether or not supported or lined with poly(vinyl chloride) but not otherwise supported or lined | prs. | 4.6% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE, R,S,SG) | 25% |
| 6401.92.90 | Other | 37.5% | Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,D,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,R,S,SG) | 75% | |
| 6401.92.90.30 | Work footwear | prs. | |||
| 6401.92.90.60 | Other | prs. | |||
| 6401.99 | Other: | ||||
| 6401.99.10.00 | Covering the knee | prs. | 37.5% | Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,D,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,R,S,SG) | 75% |
| Other: | |||||
| Designed to be worn over, or in lieu of, other footwear as a protection against water, oil, grease or chemicals or cold or inclement weather: | |||||
| 6401.99.30.00 | Designed for use without closures | prs. | 25% | Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,D,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,R,S,SG) | 50% |
| 6401.99.60.00 | Other | prs. | 37.5% | Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,D,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,R,S,SG) | 75% |
| Other: | |||||
| 6401.99.80.00 | Having uppers of which over 90 percent of the external surface area (including any accessories or reinforcements such as those mentioned in note 4(a) to this chapter) is rubber or plastics (except footwear having foxing or a foxing-like band applied or molded at the sole and overlapping the upper) | prs. | Free | 35% | |
| 6401.99.90.00 | Other | prs. | 37.5% | Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,D,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,R,S,SG) | 66% |
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Built September 29, 2026 from HTS Revision 20 (2026) (USITC release 2026HTSRev20, published September 23, 2026, current since September 28, 2026). The schedule changes often; USITC's own site always has the current text.