Subheading · Chapter 65 · Heading 6506
6506.10: Other headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed: safety headgear
Safety headgear (helmets)
Official description Safety headgear
6506.10 is the HS subheading for safety headgear (helmets), under heading 6506 in chapter 65.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6506 10 00 00 Safety headgear p/st
- 6506 10 10 00 Of plastics 2%p/st
- 6506 10 80 00 Of other materials 2%p/st
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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- 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)
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
Import requirements 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 748, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9024
- 9032
- 9025
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
- 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)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 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, 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") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, 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 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) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £54.1m | 48% | +1.4% |
 Vietnam | £9.1m | 8.1% | +23.4% |
 Japan | £7.9m | 7% | -13% |
 Italy | £7m | 6.2% | -8.1% |
 United States | £5.7m | 5.1% | +13.8% |
 France | £4.6m | 4.1% | +26.5% |
 Germany | £3.6m | 3.2% | +19.6% |
 India | £2.6m | 2.3% | +39.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free – 8.5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 2.1% 
Mexico 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil Free – 18% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 9% 
Argentina 20% Third-country duty 23 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 10% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 8% Japan 4.4% – 4.8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 4.6% 
Taiwan 7.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$98kUS$98k+US$4m+US$47m+> US$189m
Exports: 178
- China: US$2bn
- Germany: US$273m
- Italy: US$252m
- France: US$228m
- United States: US$225m
- Japan: US$189m
- Vietnam: US$187m
- Poland: US$101m
- Spain: US$79m
- United Kingdom: US$76m
- Netherlands: US$68m
- Austria: US$62m
- Türkiye: US$55m
- Portugal: US$49m
- India: US$48m
- Czechia: US$47m
- Taiwan: US$47m
- Thailand: US$46m
- Sweden: US$36m
- South Korea: US$35m
- Canada: US$27m
- Mexico: US$26m
- Croatia: US$25m
- Belgium: US$22m
- Indonesia: US$16m
- Switzerland: US$15m
- Malaysia: US$15m
- Bahrain: US$14m
- Colombia: US$12m
- Slovakia: US$9m
- Romania: US$8m
- Denmark: US$7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$7m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Singapore: US$6m
- Brazil: US$6m
- New Zealand: US$6m
- Pakistan: US$5m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Finland: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Israel: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Tunisia: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Greece: US$2m
- San Marino: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Kenya: US$1m
- North Macedonia: US$1m
- Chile: US$885k
- Mauritius: US$845k
- Philippines: US$786k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$9m+US$47m+> US$145m
Imports: 221
- United States: US$546m
- Germany: US$498m
- France: US$376m
- Spain: US$185m
- Italy: US$183m
- Netherlands: US$165m
- Poland: US$145m
- United Kingdom: US$134m
- Canada: US$127m
- Austria: US$119m
- Mexico: US$104m
- Sweden: US$87m
- Australia: US$86m
- Belgium: US$77m
- Philippines: US$76m
- Czechia: US$74m
- Japan: US$73m
- Switzerland: US$73m
- China: US$70m
- Finland: US$54m
- Brazil: US$53m
- Türkiye: US$51m
- Norway: US$47m
- Denmark: US$38m
- Israel: US$37m
- Slovakia: US$35m
- South Korea: US$32m
- United Arab Emirates: US$32m
- Malaysia: US$31m
- Colombia: US$31m
- Singapore: US$28m
- Russia: US$26m
- Taiwan: US$25m
- Thailand: US$21m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$20m
- Greece: US$19m
- Romania: US$16m
- Portugal: US$14m
- Ukraine: US$14m
- Guatemala: US$14m
- Chile: US$13m
- New Zealand: US$13m
- Slovenia: US$13m
- Ireland: US$13m
- Peru: US$13m
- Saudi Arabia: US$12m
- Hungary: US$12m
- Vietnam: US$12m
- Indonesia: US$11m
- Kazakhstan: US$11m
- Rwanda: US$10m
- South Africa: US$10m
- Croatia: US$9m
- Togo: US$9m
- India: US$9m
- Bangladesh: US$9m
- Ecuador: US$9m
- Andorra: US$8m
- Argentina: US$8m
- Lithuania: US$8m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$2bn | 43.6% |
| 2 | Germany | US$273m | 6.4% |
| 3 | Italy | US$252m | 5.9% |
| 4 | France | US$228m | 5.4% |
| 5 | United States | US$225m | 5.3% |
| 6 | Japan | US$189m | 4.5% |
| 7 | Vietnam | US$187m | 4.4% |
| 8 |  Poland | US$101m | 2.4% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$79m | 1.9% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$76m | 1.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$546m | 12.8% |
| 2 | Germany | US$498m | 11.7% |
| 3 | France | US$376m | 8.8% |
| 4 | Spain | US$185m | 4.3% |
| 5 | Italy | US$183m | 4.3% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$165m | 3.9% |
| 7 | Poland | US$145m | 3.4% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$134m | 3.1% |
| 9 | Canada | US$127m | 3% |
| 10 |  Austria | US$119m | 2.8% |
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.
- 8.3%median duty
- 40number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 50%highest: Kiribati, Sudan, Tuvalu
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 0% | 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 | 3.3% | 0% – 10% | 2022 |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 0% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 8.3% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
| Brazil | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 4.3% | 0% – 8.5% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 4% | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 15% | 0% – 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Egypt | 20% | 10% – 40% | 2019 · HS 2017 |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 8.3% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Ethiopia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 11% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Iran | 20% | 5% – 40% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 4.6% | 4.4% – 4.8% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 50% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 8.3% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 2.7%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 7.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 8.3% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 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 | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 8.3% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 0% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 2%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 18% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 23% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 33% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 2% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 4% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 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
- 84844 Safety headgear, whether/not lined/trimmed
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 413202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 36971 Safety headgear
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 3290 Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6506.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 6506.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 6506.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 6506.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 6506.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 6506.10 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 13
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.
- N351248 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of bicycle helmets from China
- N344347 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a helmet and helmet parts from China
- N352469 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a bicycle helmet from China
- N329493 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of sporting helmets from China
- N327204 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of bicycle helmets from China
- N319035 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of headgear from China
- 600012317 HMRC
A protective safety baseball cap. This has an inner polycarbonate shell .The outer textile material is removable. The product is imported in cartons of 50.
13 rulings in total for this code
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 6506.10 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 2%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 6506.10 covers 2 tariff lines and 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 2%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of safety headgear (helmets) into the UK came to £112.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 0% on the year before); China supplied 48%, followed by Vietnam.
In 2024, countries exported safety headgear (helmets) worth US$4bn (+2.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$2bn), followed by Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed: safety headgear?
Other headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed: safety headgear fall under HS subheading 6506.10, part of heading 6506, in section XII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other headgear in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6506.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on other headgear in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6506.10 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 other headgear?
China, with US$2bn in 2024 (43.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export safety headgear (helmets) 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 2% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on safety headgear (helmets)?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import safety headgear (helmets) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (48%), Vietnam (8%) and Japan (7%), out of total imports of £112.6m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.