EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 6505.00
Knitted or textile hats and caps
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
Importing into EU
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
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 |
| Goods for torture and repression, export restriction | All third countries | Regulation 0125/19 | 20 August 2025 |
| 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 | 1 January 2012 |
TARIC data as of 26 October 2026
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.
Austria 20% 
Belgium 21% 
Bulgaria 20% 
Croatia 25% 
Cyprus 19% 
Czechia 21% 
Denmark 25% 
Estonia 24% 
Finland 25.5% 
France 20% 
Germany 19% 
Greece 24% 
Hungary 27% 
Ireland 23% 
Italy 22% 
Latvia 21% 
Lithuania 21% 
Luxembourg 3% reduced rate 
Malta 18% 
Netherlands 21% 
Poland 23% 
Portugal 23% 
Romania 21% 
Slovakia 23% 
Slovenia 22% 
Spain 21% 
Sweden 25% TEDB · 26 October 2026
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 5.7% |
| GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms) | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 42 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Antarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and 8 moreAntarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Greenland, New Caledonia, Sint Maarten, St Barthélemy, St Pierre & Miquelon, Wallis & Futuna | Free |
| GSP - General arrangements | Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia and 7 moreCongo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Micronesia, Nigeria, Niue, Syria, Tajikistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance) | Bolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and 4 moreBolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia | Free |
| EEA - European Economic Area | Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| EU–Andorra customs union | Andorra | Free |
| EU–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| EU–Bosnia & Herzegovina agreement | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Free |
| EU–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| EU–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| EU–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| EU–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| EU–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| EU–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| EU–Algeria agreement | Algeria | Free |
| EU–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| EU–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part. | Western Sahara | Free |
| EU–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| EU–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| EU–United Kingdom agreement | United Kingdom | Free |
| EU–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| EU–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| EU–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| EU–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| EU–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| EU–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| EU–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| EU–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| EU–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| EU–Montenegro agreement | Montenegro | Free |
| EU–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| EU–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| EU–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| EU–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| EU–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| EU–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| EU–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| EU–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| EU–San Marino customs union | San Marino | Free |
| EU–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| EU–Türkiye customs union | Türkiye | Free |
| EU–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| EU–United States agreement | United States | Free |
| EU–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| EU–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| EU–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| EU–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| Mercosur | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay | 4.5% |
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | €812.1m | 68.7% | -6.1% |
 Vietnam | €77.8m | 6.6% | +18.1% |
 Bangladesh | €70.9m | 6% | +19% |
 United Kingdom | €24.8m | 2.1% | +1.1% |
 Cambodia | €23.3m | 2% | +0.5% |
 Mexico | €19.2m | 1.6% | +25.8% |
 Indonesia | €15.4m | 1.3% | -5.5% |
 Türkiye | €14.5m | 1.2% | -18.7% |
UK 2% – 4% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 2.5% Türkiye 2.7% – 5.7% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 3.1% 
USA Free – 9.4% General (MFN) 13 tariff lines · average 6.6% · 6× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free – 15.5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 9.3% Mexico 35% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Brazil 18% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Argentina 20% Third-country duty 35 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
New Zealand 5% – 10% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 9.5% 
Japan 3.2% – 5.8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 4.5% 
Taiwan 10% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
The tariff classification of a baseball-style cap from China
The tariff classification of a beanie-style hat from China
The tariff classification, country of origin, and status under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)
The tariff classification of a wool hat from Russia
Beanie Materials: 90% neoprene / 10% nylon Nylon covers the neoprene on one surface
Product is a knitted beanie thermal hat made from acrylic textile. It come in 3 colours, brown, charcoal and light grey. Packaged on a hang tag.
A cable knit hat with a pompom attached to the top, it also has a ribbed band and is unlined. The pompom is the same colour as the hat. From the information provided it is made from 100% acrylic. There is a plastic hanging tag and a card label attached. It is put up for retail sale.
White Babies Knitted Bonnet, Mitts & Socks Set A knitted bonnet designed to cover the head, pair of knitted mitts for covering the hands and a pair of knitted socks. Packaged together in a box for retail sale Available sizes: 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months Composition: Acrylic, Polyamide,…
114 rulings in total for this code
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.
For the classification of turbans, see the explanatory note to subheading 6307 90 98.
‘Fur felt’ means felt made from the fur of rabbit, hare, muskrat, coypu, beaver, otter or similar furs of short length.
‘Felt of wool and fur’ can be made from a close mixture of wool and fur, in any proportion, or of another combination of these two products (for example, wool felt covered with a layer of fur).
Felts of fur and felts of wool and fur can also contain other fibres (for example, synthetic or regenerated textile fibres).
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union, Official Journal C (consolidated text and later amendments) · © European Union
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 | Of fur felt or of felt of wool and fur, made from the hat bodies, hoods or plateaux of heading 65010000 | 5.7% | p/st |
| 2025 | unchanged | 5.7% | p/st |
| 2024 | unchanged | 5.7% | p/st |
| 2023 | unchanged | 5.7% | p/st |
| 2022 | unchanged | 5.7% | p/st |
| 2021 | unchanged | 5.7% | p/st |
| 2020 | unchanged | 5.7% | p/st |
| 2019 | Of fur felt or of felt of wool and fur, made from the hat bodies, hoods or plateaux of heading 65010000 | 5.7% | p/st |
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 6505 00 10 is one of 3 lines under subheading 6505.00, hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or….
The third-country duty is 5.7%, and quantities are declared in p/st.
Goods from 153 countries can enter the EU at a preferential rate instead of the standard 5.7%; 149 of them pay no duty at all, for example under GSP-EBA or CARIFORUM.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported knitted or textile hats and caps (HS 6505.00) worth €1.2bn (down 2% on the year before), at an average of €21.44 per kg; China supplied 69%, followed by Vietnam.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 2%–4%, the Türkiye duty is 2.7%–5.7%, the US duty is 0%–9.4%, the Canada duty is 0%–15.5%, 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 5%–10%, the Japan duty is 3.2%–5.8%, the Taiwan duty is 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 6505.00 worth US$3bn in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was China, and the United Kingdom ranked 5th with US$28m.
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 5.7%; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
153 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 149 of them at 0%, under GSP-EBA, CARIFORUM and OCTs and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
For subheading 6505.00 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was China (US$1bn), followed by Bangladesh.
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.