U.S. imports of Footwear (N.E.S.) with Rubber or Plastic Uppers and Soles, Assembled Without Stitching or Screwing (SITC 85131) totaled $11.4M in August 2026, imported from 61 countries.
Importers of Footwear (N.E.S.) with Rubber or Plastic Uppers and Soles, Assembled Without Stitching or Screwing paid $2.4M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 22.04% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Footwear (N.E.S.) with Rubber or Plastic Uppers and Soles, Assembled Without Stitching or Screwing imports of $11.4M in August 2026 ran 26% above the year-to-date monthly average of $9.0M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataMolded, cemented, or vulcanized footwear — where both the upper and outer sole are rubber or plastics and the assembly method is neither stitching, screwing, riveting, nor similar mechanical fastening — occupies a distinct classification niche driven by construction process rather than end-use. Rain boots, injection-molded clogs, and certain waterproof work footwear commonly fall here. The assembly-method criterion is the critical classification variable: importers must document the manufacturing process, not just the materials, to support correct tariff line placement.
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2.8K import shipments a month
Footwear assembled by stitching, screwing, riveting, or similar mechanical processes is excluded and falls under a separate heading. This category is specifically for rubber/plastic upper-and-sole footwear joined by processes such as vulcanization, injection molding, or adhesive cementing.
Many injection-molded or vulcanized rubber rain boots with rubber uppers and soles do fall under this heading, provided they are not assembled by stitching or mechanical fastening. However, the precise classification depends on the full construction details, and a licensed customs broker should review the manufacturing process documentation.
Basic heading 263 of 419 in section 8
Basic heading 85131 · $11.4M of $46.9B
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Imports · August 2026
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China and Dominican Republic together supply 64% of it. Vietnam pays 42.4% duty; Canada <0.1%.
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Census does not publish district detail for this classification system.
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Census does not publish state detail for this classification system.
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Census does not publish port detail for this classification system.
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Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $113.3M of Footwear (N.E.S.) with Rubber or Plastic Uppers and Soles, Assembled Without Stitching or Screwing.
Through August 2026 · exports 11 of 12 months reported. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.