6402.99.27.30 - For men 🖩

This HTS category, 6402.99.27.30, specifically classifies footwear designed for men, featuring outer soles and uppers made predominantly of rubber or plastics. The defining characteristic is that over 90 percent of the external surface area of the upper is composed of rubber or plastics. This excludes footwear with specific sole and upper reinforcement features like a foxing or foxing-like band, and also excludes protective footwear designed for water, oil, chemical, or weather resistance.

This subcategory is distinguished from its siblings by its explicit designation for men's footwear. The sibling category 6402.99.27.60 would cover comparable footwear designed for women, while 6402.99.27.90 encompasses other similar men's or women's footwear not specifically falling into the 'for men' or 'for women' designations, or other unspecified categories within the broader plastic molded sandal classification.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, classification under 6402.99.27.30 relies on meeting all preceding criteria: being other footwear with rubber or plastic outer soles and uppers, not otherwise specified, with over 90% of the upper's external surface area being rubber or plastic, and being specifically designed for men. Examples within this classification would include men's molded plastic sandals or flip-flops where the entire visible upper is constructed from rubber or plastic.