Live digital sample review! A MUST-ATTEND EVENT FOR ANY COMPANY IMPORTING SHOES INTO THE U.S. Join the conversation to learn more on how to mitigate the impact of tariffs in this era of historic and unprecedented duties. REGISTER NOW!

Athletic or non-athletic?! The answer means a huge difference in duty rate!

Footwear Tariff & Customs Digital Conference
Thursday, June 11, 2026  |  1:00 – 4:00 pm ET

Be sure to join us live – we do not record the sample review, and you will have the opportunity to ask classification questions to our expert panel, including U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) National Import Specialist Stacey Kalkines. Stacey is THE footwear classification decision-maker at CBP, and this event is a great opportunity to ask her classification questions in an off-the-record setting.

We will show pictures of your samples to the expert panel on-screen and get their views on how the footwear would be classified. Why does it matter? There are more than 400 ways to classify a shoe, and small changes mean a huge difference in tariff rates — and costs for companies!

One more thing: CBP’s Apparel, Footwear & Textiles Center team will join us to talk about the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), IP protection, and enforcement trends.

Alice Buchanan
Assistant Center Director, Apparel, Footwear, and Textiles Center, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

James Snider
Assistant Center Director, Apparel, Footwear & Textiles Center, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Mitchel Landau
Assistant Director Apparel, Footwear & Textiles Center, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Linda Birck
Customs Entry & Liquidating, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Thomas Crockett
Senior Vice President, Government Relations
FDRA

Matt Priest
President & CEO
FDRA