64.03 Footwear; with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather
One level above the number you declare. Pick one of the six-digit codes below.
Section XII, Footwear & Headgear — footwear, headgear, umbrellas, walking sticks and prepared feathers.
- 64 Chapter Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
- 03 Heading Footwear; with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather
- —— Subheading Pick one of the 8 six-digit codes below
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 64The 8 six-digit codes under 64.03
One of these is the number you declare.
- 6403.12 Sports footwear; with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather, ski-boots, snowboard boots and cross-country ski footwear
- 6403.19 Sports footwear; (other than ski-boots, snowboard boots or cross-country ski footwear), with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather
- 6403.20 Footwear; with outer soles of leather, uppers consisting of leather straps across instep and around the big toe
- 6403.40 Footwear; with metal toe-cap, outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather, uppers of leather
- 6403.51 Footwear; n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, with outer soles and uppers of leather, covering the ankle
- 6403.59 Footwear; n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles and uppers of leather
- 6403.91 Footwear; n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, covering the ankle, outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather
- 6403.99 Footwear; n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather
Other headings in chapter 64
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 64.03? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment64.03 FAQ
Heading 64.03 covers footwear; with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather. It is part of chapter 64 (footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles), and it is subdivided into 8 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.
Pick one of the 8 subheadings below. Those six digits are what customs recognises internationally; the importing country may extend them to eight or ten in its own tariff schedule.
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.