6404.19.59 - Other

This category, HTS Code 6404.19.59, encompasses footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials that do not fall under the more specific classifications of sibling categories at this level. It represents a broad residual category for "other" footwear within the "Other" sub-division, where specific distinguishing features for vegetable fiber uppers or textile uppers with specific sole constructions are not met. Therefore, the primary criterion for inclusion here is the combination of a rubber or plastic outer sole and a textile upper, lacking the particular material or construction details that would lead to classification under 6404.19.52 or 6404.19.57.

The distinction from its siblings, 6404.19.52 and 6404.19.57, is crucial. Those sibling categories are defined by footwear where the outer sole has a textile material forming the greatest surface area in contact with the ground, and the uppers are either of vegetable fibers (6404.19.52) or other textile materials (6404.19.57), provided these sole constructions are not accounted for under specific additional U.S. notes. HTS Code 6404.19.59, in contrast, covers footwear where the outer sole is explicitly rubber or plastic, and the textile upper does not meet the specific sole criteria of the siblings.

Within this residual category, further subdivisions exist to refine classification. The most prominent subcategory is 6404.19.59.15, which specifically identifies house slippers. Following this specific classification for slippers, there is an "Other" subcategory, indicating that any footwear meeting the criteria of 6404.19.59 that is not a house slipper will be further classified within this residual "Other" subdivision. This structure allows for the capture of various types of non-house slipper footwear that otherwise fit the general description of the parent category.