Analysis
HTS 6506.10.60 covers safety headgear: other 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.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 8.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 6506.99.60 (of other materials: other) at 8.5%, a difference of 8.5 points on the customs value.
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.08 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 37% of the 19 tariff lines in chapter 65 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 25% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 25% duty.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6506.10.30 | Of reinforced or laminated plastics | Free |
| 6506.91.00 | Of rubber or plastics | Free |
| 6506.99.30 | Of other materials: of furskin | 3.3% |
| 6506.99.60 | Of other materials: other | 8.5% |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.08 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter