6404.11.61.90 - Other

This HTS code, 6404.11.61.90, encompasses "Other" footwear that meets a specific set of detailed criteria. These are sports-type footwear, including tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, and training shoes, featuring outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers made of textile materials. The defining characteristics for this subclassification are that the outer soles (or mid-soles) are affixed to the upper exclusively with an adhesive. Furthermore, these shoes must not have a foxing or foxing-like band that overlaps the upper, nor can they have soles that overlap the upper except at the toe or heel. Critically, the uppers must be constructed from vegetable fibers, and the outer soles must incorporate textile materials that present the largest surface area in contact with the ground, while not being accounted for under specific additional U.S. notes.

This category is distinguished from its sibling categories, 6404.11.61.30 (For men) and 6404.11.61.60 (For women), by its "Other" designation. While the siblings categorize based on the intended gender of the wearer, this code is for footwear that falls outside of those specific gender-based classifications, or for which gender-specific details are not readily determinable or applicable according to the classification rules. The emphasis here is on the technical construction and material composition of the footwear itself.

As this classification represents a leaf node within the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, the focus for classification under 6404.11.61.90 rests entirely on the precise adherence to all the specified physical and material requirements as outlined above, including the adhesive-only construction of the sole to the upper, the absence of specific overlapping sole features, and the composition of both the upper and the outer sole.