Code 6403 40 · Heading 6403

Leather-upper footwear with built-in metal toe caps, excluding sports and orthopaedic footwear

This covers footwear with leather uppers and outer soles made of rubber, plastic, leather or composition leather, when it has a built-in metal protective toe cap. Sports footwear and orthopaedic footwear are excluded. In the tariff, composition leather is material made from leather or leather fibres pressed into sheets; goods whose outer surface is plastic sheeting or textile, often sold as vegan leather, are classified under other codes.

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Official tariff text

Footwear, incorporating a protective metal toecap, with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather (excl. sports footwear and orthopaedic footwear)

How we got to this code

XII
64
6403
6403 40

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Every code is reached through these choices, one level at a time.

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 6403 Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leat… 3 of 6 headings under chapter 64
Which child description fits the footwear: ski, cross-country or snowboard boots; other sports footwear; leather sandals with straps over the instep and around the big toe; footwear with a built-in metal protective toe cap; ankle-covering footwear; or other footwear, and what is the sole material?
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Step 4 · Subheading 6403 40 Footwear, incorporating a protective metal toecap, … 4 of 8 subheadings under heading 6403
Does the footwear have a leather upper, an outer sole of rubber, plastic, leather or composition leather, and a built-in metal protective toe cap, while not being sports or orthopaedic footwear?

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Import duty on the codes below: 8.0%

Only one code below

6403 40 00

Footwear, incorporating a protective metal toecap, with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather (excl. sports footwear and orthopaedic footwear)

8.0%

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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Classification decides the rate here: from 5.0% to 8.0%.

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 lines1 Norwegian line

64.03.4000 Other footwear, incorporating a protective metal toe-cap

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

8.0%

Their lines1 British line
EU originDuty free

6403 40 00 00 Other footwear, incorporating a protective metal toecap

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines3 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

6403.40.30.30 Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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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.

64.03.4000

Other footwear, incorporating a protective metal toe-cap

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.

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Selling to Great Britain

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

6403 40 00 00

Other footwear, incorporating a protective metal toecap

Ordinary duty

8.0%

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).

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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.

6403.40.30.30

Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather, Other footwear, incorporating a protective metal toe-cap, Welt footwear, With pigskin uppers

General rate

5%

From the EU

10.0% 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
6403.40.30.90

Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather, Other footwear, incorporating a protective metal toe-cap, Welt footwear, Other

General rate

5%

From the EU

10.0% 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
6403.40.60.00

Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather, Other footwear, incorporating a protective metal toe-cap, Other

General rate

8.5%

From the EU

10.0% 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.