6506.10

Analysis

Subheading 6506.10 covers safety headgear, within heading 6506. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.

Every one of its 2 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the subheading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.

The US splits it as follows: 6506.10.30 for of reinforced or laminated plastics (duty-free) and 6506.10.60 for safety headgear: other (duty-free).

By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113) and Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing (339920). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.

Goods only reach 6506.10 once they fall within heading 6506 (other headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.