Subheading · Chapter 65 · Heading 6501

6501.00: Hat-forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt, neither blocked to shape nor with made brims; plateaux and manchons (including slit manchons), of felt

Subheading 6501.00 belongs to heading 6501 (hat-forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt, neither blocked to shape nor with made…) in chapter 65.

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6501 00 00 00 Hat-forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt, neither blocked to shape nor with made brims; plateaux and manchons (including slit manchons), of felt

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Import requirements 3

Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
Applies to goods from
Ukraine

Legal act
S.I. 2022/395
Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Import controlImport control - CITES
Applies to goods from
all countries

Legal act
2021 No. 54
Documents
- C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
- Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
Import controlImport control on seal products
Applies to goods from
all countries

Legal act
2018 No. 1034
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)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or scheme	Countries	Rate
standard rate (no agreement)	—
DCTS Comprehensive	Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more Afghanistan, 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, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia	Free
European Union (including code "EU")	Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden	Free
DCTS Enhanced	Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu	Free
CARIFORUM	Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more Antigua & 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)	Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 more Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands	Free
Central America	Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama	Free
SADC EPA	Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia	Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States	Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe	Free
CPTPP	Brunei, Malaysia	Free
UK–Andorra agreement	Andorra	Free
UK–Albania agreement	Albania	Free
UK–Australia agreement	Australia	Free
UK–Canada agreement	Canada	Free
UK–Switzerland agreement	Switzerland	Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement	Côte d’Ivoire	Free
UK–Chile agreement	Chile	Free
UK–Cameroon agreement	Cameroon	Free
UK–Colombia agreement	Colombia	Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement	Ceuta & Melilla	Free
UK–Ecuador agreement	Ecuador	Free
UK–Egypt agreement	Egypt	Free
UK–Fiji agreement	Fiji	Free
UK–Faroe Islands agreement	Faroe Islands	Free
UK–Georgia agreement	Georgia	Free
UK–Ghana agreement	Ghana	Free
DCTS Standard	Indonesia	Free
UK–Israel agreement	Israel	Free
UK–India agreement	India	Free
UK–Iceland agreement	Iceland	Free
UK–Jordan agreement	Jordan	Free
UK–Japan agreement	Japan	Free
UK–Kenya agreement	Kenya	Free
UK–South Korea agreement	South Korea	Free
UK–Lebanon agreement	Lebanon	Free
UK–Liechtenstein agreement	Liechtenstein	Free
UK–Morocco agreement	Morocco	Free
UK–Moldova agreement	Moldova	Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement	North Macedonia	Free
UK–Mexico agreement	Mexico	Free
UK–Norway agreement	Norway	Free
UK–New Zealand agreement	New Zealand	Free
UK–Peru agreement	Peru	Free
UK–Papua New Guinea agreement	Papua New Guinea	Free
UK–Palestinian Territories agreement	Palestinian Territories	Free
UK–Serbia agreement	Serbia	Free
UK–Solomon Islands agreement	Solomon Islands	Free
UK–Singapore agreement	Singapore	Free
UK–San Marino agreement	San Marino	Free
UK–Tunisia agreement	Tunisia	Free
UK–Türkiye agreement	Türkiye	Free
UK–Ukraine agreement	Ukraine	Free
UK–Vietnam agreement	Vietnam	Free
UK–Samoa agreement	Samoa	Free
UK–Kosovo agreement	Kosovo	Free
UK–South Africa agreement	South Africa	Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£497k-16.9% · previous 12 months

Average import price£38.21 per kg

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
China	£238k	47.8%	-21.5%
Czechia	£80k	16.1%	-8.8%
Ireland	£60k	12%	+159.2%
Portugal	£40k	8%	-51.5%
Pakistan	£19k	3.8%	-19.8%
Ukraine	£16k	3.2%	+86.1%
Italy	£10k	2%	-19.5%
Honduras	£7k	1.5%	—

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines

USA Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty

World trade in 2024

6501.00 · US$105m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$18kUS$18k+US$87k+US$2m+> US$13m

Exports: 95

Portugal: US$47m
Bolivia: US$18m
China: US$13m
Czechia: US$7m
Ukraine: US$4m
Ecuador: US$3m
Poland: US$2m
Belgium: US$2m
Türkiye: US$2m
United States: US$1m
Colombia: US$966k
India: US$766k
Taiwan: US$660k
Spain: US$605k
Italy: US$577k
United Kingdom: US$420k
Thailand: US$337k
Indonesia: US$266k
Brazil: US$242k
France: US$206k
South Africa: US$135k
Mexico: US$102k
Netherlands: US$87k
Qatar: US$86k
Vietnam: US$73k
Saudi Arabia: US$62k
Myanmar (Burma): US$57k
Hungary: US$45k
Sri Lanka: US$43k
Germany: US$42k
Norway: US$40k
Bangladesh: US$39k
Slovakia: US$39k
Chile: US$36k
Sweden: US$34k
Armenia: US$33k
Pakistan: US$33k
Madagascar: US$32k
Japan: US$25k
Switzerland: US$25k
Australia: US$24k
South Korea: US$23k
Singapore: US$22k
Hong Kong SAR China: US$20k
Lithuania: US$18k
Canada: US$17k
Serbia: US$16k
Slovenia: US$14k
Greece: US$13k
Estonia: US$13k
Israel: US$13k
Finland: US$13k
United Arab Emirates: US$12k
Iceland: US$10k
Ireland: US$9k
New Zealand: US$8k
Bahrain: US$6k
Panama: US$5k
Denmark: US$4k
Romania: US$4k

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Portugal	US$47m	44.4%
2	Bolivia	US$18m	16.7%
3	China	US$13m	12.8%
4	Czechia	US$7m	6.9%
5	Ukraine	US$4m	3.3%
6	Ecuador	US$3m	3.3%
7	Poland	US$2m	2.1%
8	Belgium	US$2m	1.7%
9	Türkiye	US$2m	1.5%
10	United States	US$1m	1.2%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$52m	49.4%
2	Mexico	US$15m	14%
3	Italy	US$6m	5.8%
4	India	US$4m	3.6%
5	Belgium	US$3m	2.7%
6	Brazil	US$3m	2.6%
7	Ecuador	US$2m	2%
8	Indonesia	US$2m	1.8%
9	Poland	US$2m	1.5%
10	Colombia	US$1m	1.3%

Binding rulings for similar goods 1

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.

N347817 U.S. CBP 9 May 2025 · 6501.00.90.00

The tariff classification of hat bodies from China

Subheading 6501.00 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2.7%.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides subheading 6501.00 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is 2.7%.

174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of .

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £497.5k between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 17% on the year before); China supplied 48%, followed by Czechia.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$105m (−34.8% year on year).

The largest exporter was Portugal (US$47m), followed by Bolivia.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for hat-forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt, neither blocked to shape nor with made brims; plateaux and manchons (including slit manchons), of felt?

Hat-forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt, neither blocked to shape nor with made brims; plateaux and manchons (including slit manchons), of felt fall under HS subheading 6501.00, part of heading 6501, in section XII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on hat-forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt, neither… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6501.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on hat-forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt, neither… in the EU?

Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 6501.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most hat-forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt, neither…?

Portugal, with US$47m in 2024 (44.4% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (48%), Czechia (16%) and Ireland (12%), out of total imports of £497.5k.