‘‘(c)(i) The term ‘work footwear’ means, in 
addition to footwear for men or footwear for 
women having a metal toe-cap, footwear for 
men or for women that— 
‘‘(A) has outer soles of rubber or plas-
tics; 
‘‘(B) is of a kind designed for use by 
persons employed in occupations, such as 
those related to the agricultural, construc-
tion, industrial, public safety or transpor-
tation sectors, that are not conducive to 
the use of casual, dress, or similar light-
weight footwear; and 
‘‘(C) has special features to protect 
against hazards in the workplace (such as 
resistance 
to 
chemicals, 
compression, 
grease, oil, penetration, slippage, or static 
build-up). 
‘‘(ii) The term ‘work footwear’ does not in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) sports footwear, tennis shoes, 
basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes 
and the like; 
‘‘(B) footwear designed to be worn 
over other footwear; 
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‘‘(C) footwear with open toes or open 
heels; or 
‘‘(D) footwear (except footwear cov-
ered by heading 6401) of the slip-on type 
or other footwear that is held to the foot 
without the use of laces or a combination 
of laces and hooks or other fasteners. 
‘‘(d) The term ‘house slippers’ means footwear 
of the slip-on type designed solely for casual indoor 
use. The term ‘house slippers’ includes— 
‘‘(i) footwear with outer soles not over 3.5 
mm in thickness, consisting of cellular rubber, 
non-grain leather, or textile material; 
‘‘(ii) footwear with outer soles not over 2 
mm in thickness consisting of polyvinyl chlo-
ride, whether or not backed; and 
‘‘(iii) footwear which, when measured at 
the ball of the foot, has sole components (in-
cluding any inner and mid-soles) with a com-
bined thickness not over 8 mm as measured 
from the outer surface of the uppermost sole 
component to the bottom surface of the outer 
sole and which, when measured in the same 
manner at the area of the heel, has a thickness 
equal to or less than that at the ball of the foot. 
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‘‘(e) For purposes of subheadings 9902.64.28, 
9902.64.32 and 9902.64.53, the dollar amount spec-
ified as the value of a good shall be as follows: 
‘‘(i) In calendar year 2011 through 2013, 
$22/pair. 
‘‘(ii) In calendar year 2014, $24/pair. 
‘‘(f) The term ‘waterproof footwear’ means foot-
wear designed to protect against penetration by 
water or other liquids, whether or not such footwear 
is primarily designed for such purposes.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO HTS.—Subchapter II of chap-
ter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the 
following new headings: 
‘‘ 
9902.64.25 
Vulcanized rubber lug boot 
bottoms for use in fishing 
waders (provided for in sub-
heading 6401.92.90) .............
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.26 
Sports footwear with outer 
soles and uppers of rubber or 
plastics (other than golf 
shoes), having uppers of 
which over 90 percent of the 
external surface area (includ-
ing any accessories or rein-
forcements) is rubber or plas-
tics (except footwear having 
foxing or a foxing-like band 
applied or molded at the sole 
and overlapping the upper); 
the foregoing not including 
footwear for women (provided 
for in subheading 
6402.19.15) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
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9902.64.27 
Footwear (other than work 
footwear or footwear designed 
to be worn over or in lieu of 
other footwear as a protec-
tion against water, oil, 
grease, or chemicals or cold 
or inclement weather) with 
outer soles and uppers of 
rubber or plastics, covering 
the ankle, not incorporating a 
protective metal toe-cap, hav-
ing uppers of which over 90 
percent of the external sur-
face area is rubber or plastics 
(provided for in subheading 
6402.91.40) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.28 
Footwear (other than vulcan-
ized footwear and footwear 
with waterproof molded bot-
toms, including bottoms com-
prising an outer sole and all 
or part of the upper) with 
outer soles and uppers of 
rubber or plastics, valued 
over the dollar amount speci-
fied in U.S. note 20(e) to this 
subchapter, whose height 
from the bottom of the outer 
sole to the top of the upper 
does not exceed 20.32 cm if 
for men or women, or does 
not exceed 17.78 cm if for 
persons other than men or 
women, designed to be used 
in lieu of, but not over, other 
footwear as a protection 
against water, oil, grease, or 
chemicals or cold or inclem-
ent weather, and where pro-
tection against water is im-
parted by the use of a coated 
or laminated fabric (provided 
for in subheading 
6402.91.50) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.29 
Footwear (other than work 
footwear) with outer soles 
and uppers of rubber or plas-
tics, covering the ankle, for 
men or women, such footwear 
which from the bottom of the 
outer sole to the top of the 
upper does not exceed 13 cm 
or which exceeds 21 cm, or 
regardless of height is slip-on 
footwear (provided for in sub-
heading 6402.91.90) .............
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.30 
Tennis shoes, basketball 
shoes, gym shoes, training 
shoes and the like (provided 
for in subheading 
6402.91.90) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.31 
Footwear with outer soles 
and uppers of rubber or plas-
tic, not covering the ankle, 
other than work footwear or 
house slippers (provided for 
in subheading 6402.99.31) ...
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
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9902.64.32 
Footwear (other than vulcan-
ized footwear and footwear 
with waterproof molded bot-
toms, including bottoms com-
prising an outer sole and all 
or part of the upper), with 
outer soles and uppers of 
rubber or plastics, valued 
over the dollar amount speci-
fied in U.S. note 20(e) to this 
subchapter, designed to be 
used in lieu of, but not over, 
other footwear, and where 
protection against water is 
imparted by the use of a 
coated or laminated textile 
fabric (provided for in sub-
heading 6402.99.33) .............
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.33 
Footwear with uppers and 
outer soles of rubber or plas-
tics, other than house slip-
pers (provided for in sub-
heading 6402.99.40) .............
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.34 
Footwear with outer soles 
and uppers of rubber or plas-
tic, other than house slippers 
(provided for in subheading 
6402.99.70) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.35 
Footwear with outer soles 
and uppers of leather, cov-
ering the ankle, other than 
footwear for women (provided 
for in subheading 
6403.51.90) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.36 
Footwear for men, and foot-
wear for youths and boys, 
covering the ankle, valued 
over $12/pair, such footwear 
which from the bottom of the 
outer sole to the top of the 
upper does not exceed 13 cm 
or which exceeds 21 cm, or 
regardless of height is water-
proof footwear, other than 
work footwear, tennis shoes, 
basketball shoes, gym shoes, 
training shoes and the like, 
and other than slip-on foot-
wear (provided for in sub-
heading 6403.91.60) .............
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.37 
Slip-on footwear for men and 
footwear for youths and boys 
covering the ankle; such foot-
wear with sole components, 
including any mid-soles but 
excluding any inner soles, 
which when measured at the 
ball of the foot have a com-
bined thickness less than 
13.5 mm, the foregoing val-
ued over $20/pair (provided 
for in subheading 
6403.91.60) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
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9902.64.38 
Footwear for men, other than 
slip-on footwear, work foot-
wear, tennis shoes, basketball 
shoes, gym shoes, training 
shoes and the like, valued not 
over $12/pair (provided for in 
subheading 6403.91.60) ........
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.39 
Footwear for youth and boys, 
other than tennis shoes, bas-
ketball shoes, gym shoes, 
training shoes and the like 
(provided for in subheading 
6403.91.60) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.40 
Footwear (other than foot-
wear for men or footwear for 
youths and boys) covering the 
ankle, valued over $12/pair, 
such footwear of a height 
which from the bottom of the 
outer sole to the top of the 
upper does not exceed 13 cm, 
or which exceeds 21 cm, or 
regardless of height, is water-
proof footwear, or footwear 
where the difference in height 
between the bottom of the 
sole at the ball of the foot to 
the top of the midsole and 
from the bottom of the heel 
to the top of the midsole is 
over 30 mm, other than work 
footwear and other than slip- 
on footwear (provided for in 
subheading 6403.91.90) ........
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.41 
Slip-on footwear (other than 
footwear for men or footwear 
for youths or boys) covering 
the ankle; such footwear with 
a heel over 15 mm in height 
as measured from the bottom 
of the sole, or sole compo-
nents (including any mid- 
soles but excluding any inner 
soles) which when measured 
at the ball of the foot have a 
combined thickness less than 
13.5 mm, the foregoing val-
ued not over $20/pair (pro-
vided for in subheading 
6403.91.90) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.42 
Footwear for women, other 
than slip-on footwear, work 
footwear, tennis shoes, bas-
ketball shoes, gym shoes, 
training shoes and the like, 
valued not over $12/pair 
(provided for in subheading 
6403.91.90) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.43 
Footwear for persons other 
than women, other than slip- 
on footwear, tennis shoes, 
basketball shoes, gym shoes, 
training shoes and the like 
(provided for in subheading 
6403.91.90) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
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9902.64.53 
Footwear (except vulcanized 
footwear and footwear with 
waterproof molded bottoms, 
including bottoms comprising 
an outer sole and all or part 
of the upper) with outer soles 
of rubber or plastics and up-
pers of textile materials, val-
ued over the dollar amount 
specified in U.S. note 20(e) 
to this subchapter, whose 
height from the bottom of the 
outer sole to the top of the 
upper does not exceed 20.32 
cm if for men or women or 
does not exceed 17.78 cm for 
persons other than men or 
women, designed to be used 
in lieu of, but not over, other 
footwear as a protection 
against water, oil, grease, or 
chemicals or cold or inclem-
ent weather, and where pro-
tection against water is im-
parted by the use of a coated 
or laminated textile fabric 
(provided for in subheading 
6404.19.20) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.54 
Footwear for men with outer 
soles of rubber or plastics 
and uppers of vegetable fi-
bers, other than house slip-
pers (provided for in sub-
heading 6404.19.25) .............
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.55 
Footwear with outer soles of 
rubber or plastics and uppers 
of textile materials (provided 
for in subheading 
6404.19.35) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.56 
Footwear for women, with 
outer soles of rubber or plas-
tics and uppers of textile ma-
terials, other than house slip-
pers (provided for in sub-
heading 6404.19.50) .............
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.57 
Footwear with outer soles of 
rubber or plastics and uppers 
of textile materials (provided 
for in subheading 
6404.19.60, 6404.19.70, 
6404.19.80 or 6404.19.90) ...
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.58 
Footwear with uppers of 
leather or composition leather 
for men (provided for in sub-
heading 6405.10.00) .............
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.59 
Footwear with uppers of tex-
tile materials, other than with 
soles and uppers of wool felt 
(provided for in subheading 
6405.20.90) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
9902.64.60 
Footwear not elsewhere pro-
vided for in chapter 64 (pro-
vided for in subheading 
6405.90.90) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2014
’’. 
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SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act 
shall— 
(1) take effect on the 15th day after the date 
of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) apply to articles entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after such 15th 
day. 
Æ 
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