Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 6505.00

6505.00.90

6505.00.90: Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made: other, other, other

Knitted or textile hats and caps

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 5 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 6505.00 Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hair-nets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed:
  2. Other:
  3. Other:
  4. 6505.00.90 Other

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 20.7¢/kg + 7.5% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

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

  • Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 24 September 2018
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.03

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—20.7¢/kg + 7.5%
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus99.2¢/kg + 65%

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Subdivisions

  1. 6505.00.90 Other 20.7¢/kg + 7.5%
  2. 6505.00.90.30 Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (759) doz., kg
  3. 6505.00.90.45 Of fine animal hair (459) doz., kg
  4. 6505.00.90.50 Of paper yarn doz., kg
  5. 6505.00.90.76 Of unspun vegetable fibers doz., kg
  6. 6505.00.90.89 Other (859) doz., kg

Same subheading in other tariffs

6505.00 Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed

UK 2% – 4% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 2.5% EU 2.7% – 5.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 3.7% Türkiye 2.7% – 5.7% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 3.1% 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

USA lines: 6505.00

Binding rulings for similar goods

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.

  • N330996 U.S. CBP 3 March 2023 · 6505.00.90.45

    The tariff classification of a knit hood from China.

  • N330136 U.S. CBP 23 January 2023 · 6505.00.90.45

    The tariff classification of a pair of gloves, a scarf and a hat from China.

  • N304497 U.S. CBP 18 June 2019 · 6505.00.90.50

    The tariff classification of three hats from China

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 65 →

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 6505.00.90 is one of 13 lines under subheading 6505.00, hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or….

The general duty is a specific or compound duty: 20.7¢/kg + 7.5%.

5 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 2%–4%, the EU duty is 2.7%–5.7%, the Türkiye duty is 2.7%–5.7%, 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%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 6505.00 worth US$2bn in 2024; the largest supplier was China.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 6505.00.90?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 20.7¢/kg + 7.5%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 6505.00.90 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (AU, BH, CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, NP, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 6505.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$730m), followed by Vietnam.

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