US Customs Releases Testing Methods For Shoe Fabric Materials

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< p > > a href= "http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp" > the United States Customs and Border Protection Bureau < /a > (CBP) issued the final notice on the classification method of shoes classification < a href= "http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp" > shoe fabric < /a > in phase 45 of the customs bulletin 47 in November 13, 2013.

The classification in the notice is based on the annotations 5 to the sixty-fourth chapter of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).

This initiative will take effect on the import and sale of commodities in the future.

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< p > footwear is generally classified according to the < a href= "http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp" > material > /a > according to the upper and sole.

According to the 64 chapter of the Customs Tariff 4 (b), the material of the sole should be based on the material with the largest area of contact with the ground.

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< p > > a href= "http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp" > the United States coordination tariff form < /a > sixty-fourth Chapter 5 notes that if the shoe is classified as fabric sole, the fabric material used or used by the sole must have the characteristics normally required for the sole to be used normally, such as durability and fastness.

The final notice of < a href= "http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp > CBP < /a" suggested that ISO 20871 should be used to assess the fastness and durability of fabric materials on sole and whether the fabric remained on the sole after the test was completed.

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< p > Application Test Method < a href= "http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp" > ISO 20871 < /a > Footwear - outsole test method - wear resistance ("Footwear Test Methods for Outsoles - Methods") is a suitable test method for wear resistance of sole soles of various materials.

The test process is only applied to fabric materials affixed to the sole or to the base plate such as rubber and plastics.

Testing will not require sole sole to be made of fabric material.

According to ISO 20871 test requirements, three samples should be tested.

After testing with the ISO 20871 method, at least one sample should be submitted for the three fabric materials.

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< p > the notice also indicates that in response to the request for information submitted through the CBP form 28, the < a href= "http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp > > the importer < /a > must submit an independent experimental report on the application of ISO 20871 test, or a registration certificate attached, to prove that it meets the requirements in the provisions of note 5.

Under conditions permitted, CBP will retain footwear samples and apply ISO 20871's internal testing rights.

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