SECTION XII · Chapter 65
Headgear and parts thereof
Nomenclature and 2026 rates from the consolidated BT2026 tariff. SOURCE
Chapter notes (6)
Notes
1. This Chapter does not cover:
(a) Worn headgear of heading 63.09;
(b) Asbestos headgear (heading 68.12); or
(c) Dolls’ hats, other toy hats or carnival articles of Chapter 95.
2. Heading 65.02 does not cover hat-shapes made by sewing, other than those obtained simply by sewing strips in spirals.
| HS code | Description | Unit | Ordinary import duty | MFN | VAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6501.00.00 | Hat-forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt, neither blocked to shape nor with made brims; plateaux and manchons (including slit manchons), of felt | kg/unit | 15% | 10% | 8 / 10 (several rates) |
| 6502.00.00 | Hat-shapes, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, neither blocked to shape, nor with made brims, nor lined, nor trimmed | kg/unit | 15% | 10% | 8 / 10 (several rates) |
| 6504.00.00 | Hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed | kg/unit | 37.5% | 25% | 8 / 10 (several rates) |
| 6505 | 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 | ||||
| 6505.00.10 | - Headgear of a kind used for religious purposes | kg/unit | 37.5% | 25% | 8 / 10 (several rates) |
| 6505.00.20 | - Hair-nets | kg/unit | 37.5% | 25% | 8 / 10 (several rates) |
| 6505.00.90 | - Other | kg/unit | 37.5% | 25% | 8 / 10 (several rates) |
| 6506 | Other headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed | ||||
| 6506.10 | - Safety headgear: | ||||
| 6506.10.10 | - - Helmets for motorcyclists | unit | 30% | 20% | 8 / 10 (several rates) |
| 6506.10.20 | - - Industrial safety helmets and firefighters’ helmets, excluding steel helmets | unit | 5% | 0% | 8 / 10 (several rates) |
| 6506.10.30 | - - Steel helmets | unit | 5% | 0% | 8 / 10 (several rates) |
| 6506.10.40 | - - Water-polo headgear | unit | 5% | 0% | 8 / 10 (several rates) |
| 6506.10.90 | - - Other | unit | 5% | 0% | 8 / 10 (several rates) |
| - Other: | |||||
| 6506.91.00 | - - Of rubber or of plastics | kg/unit | 37.5% | 25% | 8 / 10 (several rates) |
| 6506.99 | - - Of other materials: | ||||
| 6506.99.10 | - - - Of furskin | kg/unit | 37.5% | 25% | 8 / 10 (several rates) |
| 6506.99.90 | - - - Other | kg/unit | 37.5% | 25% | 8 / 10 (several rates) |
| 6507.00.00 | Head-bands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat frames, peaks and chinstraps, for headgear | kg/unit | 37.5% | 25% | 8 / 10 (several rates) |