Subheading · Chapter 65 · Heading 6507
6507.00: Headbands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat frames, peaks and chinstraps, for headgear
Subheading 6507.00 belongs to heading 6507 (headbands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat frames, peaks and chinstraps…) in chapter 65.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6507 00 00 00 Headbands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat frames, peaks and chinstraps, for headgear
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 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £5.1m | 39.2% | -5.4% | |
| £2.4m | 18.3% | -64% | |
| £1.2m | 9.4% | -53.7% | |
| £784k | 6% | -26.5% | |
| £726k | 5.5% | -16.9% | |
| £562k | 4.3% | +510.3% | |
| £344k | 2.6% | -11.2% | |
| £337k | 2.6% | +102.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$67kUS$67k+US$2m+US$7m+> US$27m
Exports: 138
- China: US$158m
- United States: US$56m
- Mexico: US$28m
- Italy: US$27m
- South Korea: US$26m
- Taiwan: US$18m
- Vietnam: US$14m
- Germany: US$11m
- France: US$11m
- Thailand: US$9m
- United Kingdom: US$9m
- Morocco: US$8m
- Canada: US$7m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
- Albania: US$6m
- Cambodia: US$6m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- India: US$5m
- Poland: US$4m
- Sweden: US$4m
- Japan: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Greece: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Bahrain: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Portugal: US$987k
- Türkiye: US$983k
- Chile: US$687k
- Australia: US$621k
- Hungary: US$505k
- Belgium: US$459k
- Brazil: US$458k
- Malaysia: US$455k
- Sri Lanka: US$439k
- Qatar: US$422k
- Denmark: US$382k
- Lithuania: US$312k
- Dominican Republic: US$289k
- Serbia: US$264k
- Singapore: US$247k
- Bangladesh: US$227k
- Slovakia: US$218k
- New Zealand: US$182k
- South Africa: US$179k
- Slovenia: US$159k
- Colombia: US$158k
- Nepal: US$140k
- Nigeria: US$135k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$134kUS$134k+US$1m+US$6m+> US$20m
Imports: 196
- United States: US$82m
- Vietnam: US$41m
- United Kingdom: US$25m
- Germany: US$25m
- Italy: US$23m
- Japan: US$20m
- Netherlands: US$18m
- France: US$18m
- Mexico: US$14m
- Bangladesh: US$13m
- Norway: US$11m
- Canada: US$10m
- South Korea: US$10m
- Portugal: US$8m
- Kenya: US$8m
- China: US$7m
- Türkiye: US$7m
- Thailand: US$7m
- Spain: US$6m
- Poland: US$6m
- Brazil: US$6m
- Australia: US$6m
- Albania: US$5m
- Austria: US$5m
- Philippines: US$5m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$4m
- Colombia: US$4m
- Sweden: US$4m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Laos: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Chile: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- North Macedonia: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$1m
- Morocco: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- South Africa: US$854k
- Lithuania: US$741k
- Bahrain: US$713k
- Kazakhstan: US$699k
- Qatar: US$682k
- Kuwait: US$625k
- Tunisia: US$625k
- Cambodia: US$592k
- Guatemala: US$572k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$158m | 34.1% | |
| 2 | US$56m | 12% | |
| 3 | US$28m | 6.1% | |
| 4 | US$27m | 5.8% | |
| 5 | US$26m | 5.6% | |
| 6 | US$18m | 3.9% | |
| 7 | US$14m | 3% | |
| 8 | US$11m | 2.4% | |
| 9 | US$11m | 2.4% | |
| 10 | US$9m | 2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$82m | 17.8% | |
| 2 | US$41m | 8.9% | |
| 3 | US$25m | 5.4% | |
| 4 | US$25m | 5.3% | |
| 5 | US$23m | 5% | |
| 6 | US$20m | 4.2% | |
| 7 | US$18m | 3.8% | |
| 8 | US$18m | 3.8% | |
| 9 | US$14m | 3% | |
| 10 | US$13m | 2.9% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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.
- 10%median duty
- 22number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 55%highest: Iran, Kiribati, Bahamas
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.7% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3.9% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 50% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.2%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 2.9%* | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 23% | 2023 | ||
| 33% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 84848 Headbands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat frames, peaks & chin-traps, for headgear.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 411220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 28269 Other headgear except headgear of rubber or of plastics, safety headgear and asbestos headgear; head-bands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat frames, peaks and chinstraps, for headgear
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1410 Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6507.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 6507.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 6507.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 6507.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 6507.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 6507.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 7
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.
- N344347 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a helmet and helmet parts from China
- N352475 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of helmet accessories from China
- N325666 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a cap insert from China
- N296808 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of helmet covers from China
- H281510 U.S. CBP
Application for Further Review of Protest No. 3901-09-101273; classification of sports protective equipment
- N290901 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a hard hat liner from China
7 rulings in total for this code
Subheading 6507.00 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2.7%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides subheading 6507.00 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 2.7%.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £13.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 36% on the year before); China supplied 39%, followed by United States.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$462m (+6.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$158m), followed by the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for headbands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat frames, peaks and chinstraps, for headgear?
Headbands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat frames, peaks and chinstraps, for headgear fall under HS subheading 6507.00, part of heading 6507, in section XII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on headbands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6507.00 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 headbands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat… in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 6507.00 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 headbands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat…?
China, with US$158m in 2024 (34.1% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (39%), United States (18%) and United Kingdom (9%), out of total imports of £13.1m.