6402.12 Sports footwear; with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots
A full HS code. These six digits are what goes on a customs declaration, and they mean the same thing in every country that uses the Harmonized System.
Section XII, Footwear & Headgear — footwear, headgear, umbrellas, walking sticks and prepared feathers.
- 64 Chapter Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
- 02 Heading Footwear; with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (excluding waterproof footwear)
- 12 Subheading Sports footwear; with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots
Chapter 64 covers footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles: shoes, boots and sandals classified largely by the material of the outer sole and upper (leather, rubber, textile), which is often the deciding factor for the applicable duty rate. Classification tip: The material of the outer sole in contact with the ground, not the upper, is usually what determines the subheading: check the sole material carefully before classifying footwear.
All of chapter 64Other codes under 64.02
The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.
Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.
Shipping goods under 6402.12? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment6402.12 FAQ
6402.12 covers sports footwear; with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots. It sits under heading 64.02 (footwear; with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (excluding waterproof footwear)) in chapter 64, Section XII of the Harmonized System.
It is the international part of it. Six digits are the same in every country that applies the Harmonized System; the importing country then extends them to eight or ten for its own tariff and statistics. Declare 6402.12 plus whatever national digits the destination’s tariff schedule adds to it.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section XII and to chapter 64. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.
A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.