6501.00.90

Analysis

HTS 6501.00.90 covers 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) under heading 6501 (hat forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt, neither blocked to shape nor with made brims…).

The general rate is 10.3¢/kg + 10.3%, 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 the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Israel FTA, and 9 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 10.3¢/kg + 10.3%. 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 6501.00.60 (of fur felt: other, 96¢/doz. + 1.4%).