Code 6401 10 · Heading 6401

Waterproof rubber or plastic footwear with a built-in metal toe cap

This covers waterproof footwear with a rubber or plastic outsole and upper, where the upper is not attached to the sole by sewing, riveting, nailing, screwing, stapling or similar methods, and which has a built-in metal protective toe cap. It excludes orthopaedic footwear, toy footwear and boots with attached skates.

For example

Waterproof rubber safety boots with a built-in metal toe cap, with the upper not attached to the sole by sewing, riveting, nailing, screwing, stapling or similar methods, and not orthopaedic or toy footwear or boots with attached skates

See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Waterproof footwear incorporating a protective metal toecap, with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics, the uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes (excl. skating boots with ice or roller skates attached, shin-guards and similar protective sportswear)

How we got to this code

XII
64
6401
6401 10

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Step 4 of 4

Step 1 · Section XII Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walki…
Is it footwear or a footwear part; headwear or a headwear part; an umbrella, parasol, walking stick, seat-stick, whip, riding crop or a part of one; or a processed feather or down product, artificial flower, or human-hair product?
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Step 2 · Chapter 64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such artic… 1 of 4 chapters in section XII
Is it waterproof rubber or plastic footwear with the specified unattached upper construction; other rubber or plastic footwear; leather-upper footwear; textile-upper footwear; footwear made with the other named sole or upper materials; or a footwear part, gaiter, shin guard or similar item?
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Step 3 · Heading 6401 Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of … 1 of 6 headings under chapter 64
Does it have a built-in metal protective toe cap; if not, does it cover the ankle but not the knee, or does it cover neither the ankle nor the knee?
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Step 4 · Subheading 6401 10 Waterproof footwear incorporating a protective meta… 1 of 3 subheadings under heading 6401
Does the waterproof footwear have a built-in metal protective toe cap?

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Import duty on the codes below: 17.0%

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6401 10 00

17.0%

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6401 10 Waterproof footwear incorporating a protective metal toecap, with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics, the uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes (excl. skating boots with ice or roller skates attached, shin-guards and similar protective sportswear) you are here 17.0%
6401 92 Waterproof footwear covering the ankle, but not the knee, with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics, the uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, orthopaedic footwear, sports and toy footwear) 17.0%
6401 99 Waterproof footwear covering neither the ankle nor the knee, with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics, the uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes (excl. covering the ankle but not the knee, footwear incorporating a protective metal toecap, orthopaedic footwear, skating boots with ice or roller skates attached and sports and toy footwear) 17.0%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines2 Norwegian lines

64.01.1010 With outer soles and uppers of plastics

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

16.0%

Their lines1 British line
EU originDuty free

6401 10 00 00 Footwear incorporating a protective metal toecap

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

37.5%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

6401.10.00.00 Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, the uppers

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 2 Norwegian lines

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

64.01.1010

With outer soles and uppers of plastics

Ordinary duty

Duty free
64.01.1090

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

6401 10 00 00

Footwear incorporating a protective metal toecap

Ordinary duty

16.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 1 US line

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

6401.10.00.00

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, Footwear incorporating a protective metal toe-cap

General rate

37.5%

From the EU

37.5% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.