Subheading · Chapter 65 · Heading 6504

6504.00

6504.00: Hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed

6504.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 6504, hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, chapter 65.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 5
VAT 20% import VAT
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  1. 6504 00 00 00 Hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed

Additional duties and import rules

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

Additional duties and charges 1

  • Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1431
    Documents
    • C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)

Import requirements 5

  • 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 luxury goods
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
    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
    S.I. 2009/1056
    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
    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 schemeCountriesRate
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£11.6m-4.7% · previous 12 months
Average import price£19.11 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.5mFeb 2024: £1.5mMar 2024: £2.1mApr 2024: £1.6mMay 2024: £1.6mJun 2024: £1.3mJul 2024: £672kAug 2024: £1.1mSept 2024: £714kOct 2024: £695kNov 2024: £660kDec 2024: £713kJan 2025: £1.1mFeb 2025: £1.3mMar 2025: £1.6mApr 2025: £1.3mMay 2025: £1.5mJun 2025: £962kJul 2025: £928kAug 2025: £679kSept 2025: £622kOct 2025: £628kNov 2025: £468kDec 2025: £622kJan 2026: £709kFeb 2026: £1.5mMar 2026: £1.6mApr 2026: £1.5mMay 2026: £1.2mJun 2026: £1.1mJul 2026: £863kAug 2026: £700k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
China £8.9m 77% -6.6%
Italy £718k 6.2% -3.3%
United States £334k 2.9% +60.8%
Ecuador £326k 2.8% -12.2%
France £125k 1.1% +79.5%
Poland £113k 1% +118.6%
India £106k 0.9% +26.1%
Madagascar £90k 0.8% +96.3%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

6504.00 · US$472m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$64kUS$64k+US$821k+US$4m+> US$11m

Exports: 156
  1. China: US$264m
  2. Mexico: US$43m
  3. Italy: US$24m
  4. United States: US$15m
  5. Germany: US$11m
  6. France: US$11m
  7. Vietnam: US$9m
  8. Spain: US$9m
  9. Ecuador: US$8m
  10. Netherlands: US$7m
  11. Poland: US$7m
  12. Greece: US$6m
  13. United Kingdom: US$6m
  14. Sweden: US$5m
  15. Türkiye: US$4m
  16. Madagascar: US$3m
  17. Bangladesh: US$3m
  18. Kenya: US$2m
  19. South Africa: US$2m
  20. Slovakia: US$2m
  21. Sri Lanka: US$2m
  22. South Korea: US$2m
  23. India: US$1m
  24. Guatemala: US$1m
  25. Portugal: US$1m
  26. Bulgaria: US$1m
  27. Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
  28. Thailand: US$1m
  29. Indonesia: US$1m
  30. Taiwan: US$1m
  31. Czechia: US$1m
  32. Switzerland: US$949k
  33. Australia: US$922k
  34. Colombia: US$921k
  35. Belgium: US$881k
  36. Japan: US$868k
  37. Ireland: US$821k
  38. Hungary: US$813k
  39. Denmark: US$792k
  40. Canada: US$787k
  41. Austria: US$782k
  42. Chile: US$735k
  43. Cambodia: US$554k
  44. Singapore: US$499k
  45. Slovenia: US$485k
  46. Ukraine: US$468k
  47. United Arab Emirates: US$423k
  48. Romania: US$408k
  49. Pakistan: US$399k
  50. Philippines: US$397k
  51. Saudi Arabia: US$383k
  52. New Zealand: US$297k
  53. Finland: US$255k
  54. Myanmar (Burma): US$252k
  55. Latvia: US$241k
  56. Croatia: US$237k
  57. Malaysia: US$232k
  58. Lithuania: US$178k
  59. Brazil: US$159k
  60. Peru: US$158k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$264m 56%
2 Mexico US$43m 9%
3 Italy US$24m 5%
4 United States US$15m 3.1%
5 Germany US$11m 2.4%
6 France US$11m 2.3%
7 Vietnam US$9m 2%
8 Spain US$9m 1.8%
9 Ecuador US$8m 1.6%
10 Netherlands US$7m 1.5%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$120m 25.5%
2 Germany US$28m 6%
3 France US$23m 4.9%
4 Spain US$20m 4.3%
5 Japan US$18m 3.9%
6 United Kingdom US$18m 3.7%
7 Australia US$15m 3.3%
8 Italy US$15m 3.2%
9 Mexico US$14m 3%
10 Netherlands US$12m 2.6%

Import duty on this product around the world 164

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

  • 18%median duty
  • 15number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 55%highest: Iran, Kiribati, Bahamas

164

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 10% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 15% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 20% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 10% 2023
Aruba 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 20% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 20% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 30% 2023
Brazil 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cambodia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 6.3% 0% – 13% 2023
Cape Verde 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 8% 2023
Colombia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 14% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 40% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 30% 2023
Ethiopia 35% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 20% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 20% 2023
Gibraltar 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 10% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 10% 2023
Indonesia 10% 2023
Iran 55% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 20% 2023
Japan 4.4% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 10% 2023
Kenya 25% 2023
Kiribati 50% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 20% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 30% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 6.7%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 15% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 7.5% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 30% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 15% 2023
New Zealand 10% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 15% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 13% 10% – 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 10% 2023
Paraguay 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 15% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 20% 2023
Seychelles 25% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 30% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 25% 2023
St Lucia 20% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 20% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 20% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 6.2%* 2023
Syria 30% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 15% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 20% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 20% 2023
Tuvalu 33% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 10% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 6.4% 6% – 6.8% 2023
Uruguay 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 15% 2023
Venezuela 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 25% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 10% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 25% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.4% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4
84842 Hats & other headgear, plaited/made by assembling strips of any material, whether/not lined/trimmed
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 413202
CPC 2.1 product
28262 Hats and other headgear, of felt, or plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, or knitted or crocheted or made up from lace or other textile fabric in the piece; hair-nets
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1410 Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20176504.00unchanged
20126504.00unchanged
20076504.00unchanged
20026504.00unchanged
19966504.00unchanged
19926504.00unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

  1. GB Sanctions

    Update to Import and Export Sanctions on Gold, Precious Metals, Diamonds and Luxury Goods from Syria – 22 April 2026

    Trade Tariff news 5806 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

Rule changes →

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 6504.00; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 6504.00 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the duty is duty-free.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £11.6m (down 5% on the year before), at an average of £19.11 per kg; China supplied 77%, followed by Italy.

World trade in these goods reached US$472m in 2024, down 9.9% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 56% of the total, ahead of Mexico.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed?

Hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed fall under HS subheading 6504.00, part of heading 6504, in section XII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on hats and other headgear, plaited or made by… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6504.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on hats and other headgear, plaited or made by… in Türkiye?

Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 6504.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most hats and other headgear, plaited or made by…?

China, with US$264m in 2024 (56% of world exports).

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (77%), Italy (6%) and United States (3%), out of total imports of £11.6m.

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