HTS heading · chapter 65
6502
Hat shapes, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, neither blocked to shape, nor with made brims, not lined, nor trimmed
Analysis
Heading 6502 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers hat shapes, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, neither blocked to shape, nor with made brims, not lined, nor trimmed. It has 4 tariff lines.
The spread of 6.8 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 6.8%, applies to 6502.00.90 (hat shapes, plaited or made by assembling strips…).
1 of its 3 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (33%) and 2 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 6.8%. The median line pays 4%.
Its lines are 6502.00.20 for of vegetable fibers, of unspun fibrous vegetable materials… (34¢/doz. + 3.4%), 6502.00.40 for not bleached and not colored (4%), 6502.00.60 for bleached or colored (duty-free) and 6502.00.90 for hat shapes, plaited or made by assembling strips of any… (6.8%).
1 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6502.00.20 | Of vegetable fibers, of unspun fibrous vegetable materials, of paper yarn or of any combination thereof: sewed | 34¢/doz. + 3.4% |
| 6502.00.40 | Not bleached and not colored | 4% |
| 6502.00.60 | Bleached or colored | Free |
| 6502.00.90 | Hat shapes, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, neither blocked to shape, nor with made brims, not lined, nor trimmed: other | 6.8% |