FDRA challenges US government over what counts as an athletic shoe

12/08/2016

Industry body the Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA) has sent a letter to US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) asking it to clarify what constitutes an athletic shoe in the government’s eyes. Importers can pay more duty on imported athletic shoes than on other types of footwear. “With the explosion in the use of athletic-looking...