6502.00—Hat shapes, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, neither blocked to shape, nor with made brims, not lined, nor trimmed
General duty rate
Free – 6.8%
Across 6 10-digit lines; pick a line below for the exact rate
Coverage on this page
Plain-English explanation
HTS 6502.00 is a 6-digit subheading of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule covering Hat shapes, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, neither blocked to shape, nor with made brims, not lined, nor trimmed. It sits in Chapter 65: Headgear and parts thereof, Section XII: Footwear, Headgear, Umbrellas, Sun Umbrellas, Walking Sticks, Seat-Sticks, Whips, Riding-Crops and Parts Thereof; Prepared Feathers and Articles Made Therewith; Artificial Flowers; Articles of Human Hair and rolls up 6 10-digit statistical lines, with general duty rates ranging from Free to 6.8%. No Chapter 99 tariff modifications or AD/CVD orders currently flag any line under this subheading in Tandom's catalog.
10-digit lines under 6502.00(6)
Pick a line to view full rate detail and compute landed duty
Frequently asked questions
What does HTS 6502.00 cover?
HTS 6502.00 is a 6-digit subheading of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule covering Hat shapes, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, neither blocked to shape, nor with made brims, not lined, nor trimmed. It belongs to Chapter 65 and rolls up 6 10-digit statistical lines that brokers actually file at entry.
What is the duty rate for HTS 6502.00?
General (Column 1) duty rates for the 10-digit lines under HTS 6502.00 range from Free to 6.8%. The exact rate depends on the specific 10-digit statistical line — pick a line below to see its full rate detail.
How do I find the right 10-digit line under HTS 6502.00?
U.S. Customs requires entries to be filed at the 10-digit statistical level — the broader subheading HTS 6502.00 is not directly fileable. Match your product description to the most specific 10-digit line in the list on this page; if multiple lines could apply, the General Rules of Interpretation (GRIs) and chapter notes determine which one governs.
Are there AD/CVD orders affecting HTS 6502.00?
No active AD/CVD (antidumping or countervailing duty) orders currently flag any line under HTS 6502.00 in Tandom's catalog. Tandom monitors Federal Register notices daily; any new orders will appear here within 24h of publication.
Learn more
Tandom guides relevant to this code
Trade compliance APIs in broker workflows
Where trade compliance APIs fit in a broker's filing pipeline: HTS classification, duty calculation, AD/CVD scope match, and post-summary corrections.
Open resource
Bulk-classify SKU descriptions with the Tandom HTS Classifier API
Run thousands of product descriptions through HTS classification, score the confidence, and triage borderline rows. Public search endpoint plus the closed-beta three-layer Classifier.
Open resource
How Chapter 99 tariff layers stack on a single entry
How to read, order, and report Chapter 99 HTS codes alongside the base classification on a US entry summary in 2026. The full stacking ladder for brokers and compliance teams.
Open resource
Write a Claude or ChatGPT prompt for broker-grade HTS classification
Why raw LLM prompts fabricate stat suffixes, why MCP-augmented prompts do not, and the prompt template a broker can hand to Claude or ChatGPT today.
Open resource
What changed for low-value shipments after de minimis suspension
What changed for low-value DTC and ecommerce shipments after Section 321 de minimis was suspended in 2025. Filing, fees, and duty math through 2027.
Open resource
Extract HTS-eligible fields from commercial invoices
Turn a PDF commercial invoice into ACE-ready entry data. Which fields to extract, how to chain extraction into HTS classification and duty calculation.
Open resource