# HS code 6401.10: Footwear incorporating a protective metal toe-cap

> HS code 6401.10 covers footwear incorporating a protective metal toe-cap. It sits in heading 64.01 (waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics, the uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes) in chapter 64 (footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles). Other goods of heading 64.01 are classified under 6401.92 (other footwear, covering the ankle but not covering the knee) and 6401.99 (other footwear, other).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/640110
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 64](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/64) / [64.01](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/6401) / [6401.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/640110)

## Key facts

- HS code: 6401.10
- Covers: Footwear incorporating a protective metal toe-cap
- Heading: [64.01: Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics, the uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/6401)
- Chapter: [64: Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/64)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 6401.10 covers footwear incorporating a protective metal toe-cap.

The legal text of the subheading is “Footwear incorporating a protective metal toe-cap”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 64.01 are classified under 6401.92 (other footwear, covering the ankle but not covering the knee) and 6401.99 (other footwear, other).

- [6401.92](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/640192) Other footwear: Covering the ankle but not covering the knee
- [6401.99](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/640199) Other footwear: Other

## How it is structured

6401.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 64, are the chapter; the first four, 6401, are heading 64.01; the last two, 10, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 64: Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
- Heading 64.01: Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics, the uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes
- Subheading 6401.10: Footwear incorporating a protective metal toe-cap

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 6401.10 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 6401.10 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [6310.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/631090) Other
- Next subheading: [6401.92](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/640192) Other footwear: Covering the ankle but not covering the knee

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 6401.10 cover?

HS code 6401.10 covers footwear incorporating a protective metal toe-cap.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 6401.10 in?

HS code 6401.10 is in heading 64.01 (waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics, the uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes) in chapter 64 (footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles).

### Where are goods of heading 64.01 classified when 6401.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 64.01 are classified under 6401.92 (other footwear, covering the ankle but not covering the knee) and 6401.99 (other footwear, other).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/640110.json