Analysis
HTS 6501.00.60 covers of fur felt: other under heading 6501 (hat forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt, neither blocked to shape nor with made brims…).
The general rate is 96¢/doz. + 1.4%, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 96¢/doz. + 1.4%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The other lines in the same group are 6501.00.30 (of fur felt: for men or boys, duty-free) 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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6501.00.30 | Of fur felt: for men or boys | Free |
| 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% |