6404.19.36.90 - Other

This HTS classification, 6404.19.36.90, covers footwear that does not fall under specific provisions for men's or women's footwear within its immediate parent category. To be classified here, the footwear must possess outer soles made of rubber or plastics and uppers constructed from textile materials. Furthermore, these items are characterized by having an open toe or open heel, or being of the slip-on type, meaning they are held to the foot without laces, buckles, or other fasteners. Crucially, this subcategory excludes footwear with a foxing or foxing-like band that is entirely or almost entirely made of rubber or plastics and is applied or molded at the sole, overlapping the upper, unless already specified in subheading 6404.19.20.

The distinction between this classification and its sibling categories, 6404.19.36.30 (For men) and 6404.19.36.60 (For women), lies in the absence of specific gender designation. This category serves as a residual for open-toed, open-heeled, or slip-on footwear with textile uppers and rubber or plastic soles, where the gender of the wearer is not the primary determinant for classification, or if the item is intended for unisex use and does not fit the more specific subheadings.

Since this is a leaf node within the HTS, there are no further subcategories. Classification at this level is definitive. Examples of footwear that would fall under this classification include open-toed sandals with textile straps and rubber soles, slip-on espadrilles with textile uppers and rubber or plastic soles (provided they do not have the excluded foxing band), or other casual footwear fitting the description of open construction or slip-on design, made from the specified materials.