Analysis
HTS 6501.00.30 covers of fur felt: for men or boys under heading 6501 (hat forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt, neither blocked to shape nor with made brims…).
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 37% of the 19 tariff lines in chapter 65, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other lines in the same group are 6501.00.60 (of fur felt: other, 96¢/doz. + 1.4%) and 6501.00.90 (hat forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt, neither blocked to…, 10.3¢/kg + 10.3%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 315990 (Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing), an industry of 729 US establishments employing 7,925 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6501.00.60 | Of fur felt: other | 96¢/doz. + 1.4% |
| 6501.00.90 | Hat forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt, neither blocked to shape nor with made brims; plateaux and manchons (including slit manchons), of felt: other (459) | 10.3¢/kg + 10.3% |