HTS heading · chapter 65
6504
Hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed
Analysis
Heading 6504 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed. It has 3 tariff lines.
None of its 3 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 6% to 6.8% with a median of 6.4%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
Its lines are 6504.00.30 for of vegetable fibers, of unspun fibrous vegetable materials… (6%), 6504.00.60 for of vegetable fibers, of unspun fibrous vegetable materials… (94¢/doz. + 4.6%) and 6504.00.90 for hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling… (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.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (315990). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6504.00.30 | Of vegetable fibers, of unspun fibrous vegetable materials, of paper yarn or of any combination thereof: sewed | 6% |
| 6504.00.60 | Of vegetable fibers, of unspun fibrous vegetable materials, of paper yarn or of any combination thereof: not sewed | 94¢/doz. + 4.6% |
| 6504.00.90 | Hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed: other | 6.8% |