CHAPTER 65 · LEGAL NOTES
Chapter 65
The 44 legal notes below govern classification under Chapter 65. They are part of the official Harmonized Tariff Schedule and are cited verbatim in CBP rulings.
As of June 9, 2026
Chapter notes
Note 1
Chapter Note 1: This chapter does not cover: (a) Worn headgear of heading 6309; (b) Asbestos headgear (heading 6812); or (c) Dolls' hats, other toy hats or carnival articles of chapter 95.
Note 2
Chapter Note 2: Heading 6502 does not cover hat shapes made by sewing, other than those obtained simply by sewing strips in spirals.
Additional U.S. notes
Note 1
Additional U.S. Note 1: This chapter does not include mufflers, shawls, scarves, mantillas, veils and the like (heading 6117 or 6214). Unit Rates of Duty of Quantity Article Description Stat. Suffix Heading/ Subheading 1 2 General Special Hat forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt, neither blocked to shape nor with made brims; plateaux and manchons (including slit manchons), of felt:
Note 10
Additional U.S. Note 10: 3%1/ kg Hat shapes, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, neither blocked to shape, nor with made brims, not lined, nor trimmed:
Note 13
Additional U.S. Note 13: 5¢/kg + 6.3% + 1.9¢/article1/ kg Other: Of cotton, flax or both:
Note 6
Additional U.S. Note 6: 8%1/ kg kg 1 Unit Rates of Duty of Quantity Article Description Stat. Suffix Heading/ Subheading 1 2 General Special Hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed:
Note 6
Additional U.S. Note 6: 8%1/ kg Other: Visors, and other headgear which provides no covering for the crown 45 doz. kg kg
Note 6
Additional U.S. Note 6: 8%1/ kg Other: Visors, and other headgear which provides no covering for the crown 45 doz. kg kg
Note 7
Additional U.S. Note 7: 7%1/ kg Other: Visors, and other headgear which provides no covering for the crown of 45 doz. kg kg
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