6506.10.30

Analysis

HTS 6506.10.30 covers of reinforced or laminated plastics under heading 6506 (other headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items and kilograms.

Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 8.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6506.99.60 (of other materials: other), at 8.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 8.5 percentage points.

Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 37% of the 19 tariff lines in chapter 65. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.

The other lines in the same group are 6506.10.60 (safety headgear: other, duty-free), 6506.91.00 (of rubber or plastics, duty-free), 6506.99.30 (of other materials: of furskin, 3.3%) and 6506.99.60 (of other materials: other, 8.5%).

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 339113 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing), an industry of 1,804 US establishments employing 93,937 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.