9902.14.10 - Women’s footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics measuring not over 14 mm in thickness and with uppers of plastics, such footwear designed for use in cheerleading activities, valued over $15/pair and weighing no more than 0.5 kg/pair (provided for in subheading 6402.99.31)

This HTS category, 9902.14.10, specifically classifies women's footwear designed for cheerleading. The defining characteristics include an outer sole made of rubber or plastics with a thickness not exceeding 14 millimeters. The uppers must be constructed from plastics. Additionally, to fall under this provision, the footwear must have a value exceeding $15 per pair and a weight of no more than 0.5 kilograms per pair. This classification is a temporary measure, found within Chapter 99, which addresses temporary legislation and modifications.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS database, there are no direct subcategories to introduce. However, the classification is directly derived from and linked to subheading 6402.99.31, which provides the base classification for other footwear with plastic or rubber soles and plastic uppers. This temporary provision, 9902.14.10, carves out a specific niche for cheerleading footwear that meets the outlined value and weight criteria, distinguishing it from other general plastic or rubber-soled footwear that might not have the specific design intent for cheerleading or meet the particular quantitative thresholds. The distinction from other sibling categories, such as those for live animals, is based on a fundamental difference in the nature of the goods; this category pertains solely to specific types of manufactured footwear, not live animals or any other unrelated products found at higher levels of the HTS.