C400 Presentation of the required " CITES" certificate
Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
Import controlImport control on luxury goods
Applies to goods from
North Korea
Legal act
Regulation 2062/17
Documents
Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
Y948 Goods other than those described in Annex VIII (Luxury goods) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
Import controlImport control on cat and dog fur
Applies to goods from
all countries
Legal act
Regulation 1523/07
Documents
Y922 Other than cats and dogs fur as mentioned by Regulation (EC) No 1523/2007 (OJ L 343)
Import controlImport control on seal products
Applies to goods from
all countries
Legal act
Regulation 1850/15
Documents
C679 Attesting Document (seal product), issued by a recognised body in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 737/2010 prior to 18 October 2015
C680 Written notification of import and document giving evidence where the products were acquired (seal product)
C683 European Union - Attesting document for seal products resulting from hunt by Inuit or other indigenous communities for placing on the Union's market in accordance with Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 on trade in seal products
Y032 Other goods than those seal products mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2015/1850 (OJ L 271)
Import control
Applies to goods from
Ukraine
Legal act
Regulation 0692/14
Documents
Y997 Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Y984 Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Export measures 4
Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.
Export measures
Destination
Legal act
Validity
Export control on luxury goodsSanctions regime: Russia
Russia
Regulation 0833/14
24 June 2023
Export control on luxury goodsSanctions regime: North Korea
North Korea
Regulation 2062/17
28 June 2018
Export control - CITES
All third countries
Regulation 0966/23
20 May 2023
Export control on cat and dog fur
All third countries
Regulation 1523/07
15 August 2009
TARIC data as of 26 October 2026
Import VAT in the EU member states
The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.
Austria20%
Belgium21%
Bulgaria20%
Croatia25%
Cyprus19%
Czechia21%
Denmark25%
Estonia9% reduced rate
Finland25.5%
France20%
Germany19%
Greece24%
Hungary27%
Ireland23%
Italy22%
Latvia21%
Lithuania21%
Luxembourg3% reduced rate
Malta18%
Netherlands21%
Poland23%
Portugal23%
Romania21%
Slovakia23%
Slovenia22%
Spain21%
Sweden25%
TEDB · 26 October 2026
EU: imports by month · HS 6504.00
last 12 months€60.7m-12.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price€18.02 per kg
Preferential rate0%
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)
The European Commission's explanatory notes on how to classify goods in these CN codes. They are not legally binding but customs authorities follow them; they complement the HS Explanatory Notes of the World Customs Organization.
6504 00 00 · Hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed
The term ‘hats and other headgear, lined and trimmed’ is taken to mean those which are wholly or partly lined, whether or not those linings or trimmings are of the same material as the headgear.
The following, for example, are considered as trimmings: linings, headbands (of leather or of any other material), rim bands, hat bands, braids, buckles, buttons, cabochons, badges, feathers, ornamental stitching, artificial flowers, lace, bows of woven fabric or of ribbon, etc.
The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.
Year
Description
Third-country duty
Supplementary unit
2026
Hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed
Free
p/st
2025
unchanged
Free
p/st
2024
unchanged
Free
p/st
2023
unchanged
Free
p/st
2022
unchanged
Free
p/st
2021
unchanged
Free
p/st
2020
unchanged
Free
p/st
2019
Hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed
Free
p/st
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 6504 00 00 is one of 1 line under subheading 6504.00, hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material.
The third-country duty is free, and quantities are declared in p/st.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported goods of subheading 6504.00 worth €60.7m (down 12% on the year before), at an average of €18.02 per kg; China supplied 75%, followed by Ecuador.
For the same subheading, the Türkiye duty is free, the US duty is 6%–6.8%, the Canada duty is 0%–12.5%, the Mexico duty is 35%, the Brazil duty is 18%, the Argentina duty is 20%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 10%, the Japan duty is 4.4%, the Taiwan duty is 8%–10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 15% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 6504.00 worth US$163m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was China.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 6504 00 00?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is free; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 6504.00 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was China (US$69m), followed by Vietnam.
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EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · 
China
Ecuador
Vietnam
Madagascar
United Kingdom
United States
Bangladesh
Mexico
Türkiye
Canada
Brazil
Argentina
Peru
New Zealand
Japan
Taiwan
GCC
Switzerland
Norway
North Macedonia
Nigeria