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U.S. imports of hat shapes made by plaiting or assembling strips (HS 650200) totaled $668K in April 2026, traded with 21 countries.
Importers of Hat Shapes Made by Plaiting or Assembling Strips paid $203K in duties in April 2026 — an effective duty rate of 30% on $667K in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule. Hat Shapes Made by Plaiting or Assembling Strips imports of $668K in April 2026 ran 15% below the year-to-date monthly average of $789K.
Last updated: April 2026 dataEcuador's presence among the top suppliers is the defining commercial signal for this heading: the country is the origin of the genuine Panama hat, whose woven-strip construction from toquilla palm fiber classifies here as an unfinished hat shape. China leads overall volume, with Italy, Vietnam, and Indonesia also supplying. The heading covers only unblocked, brimless, unlined, and untrimmed shapes — once a plaited hat shape is blocked, lined, or trimmed, it advances to heading 6504. The US schedule separates sewed shapes in vegetable fiber or paper yarn (6502002000), unsewed/unbleached/uncolored vegetable fiber shapes (6502004000), paper shapes (6502006030 and 6502006060), and man-made fiber shapes (6502009030), among others.
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Heading 6502 covers hat shapes that are neither blocked to their final form, nor fitted with made brims, nor lined, nor trimmed. As soon as any one of those finishing operations is performed — blocking to a head shape, adding a sewn brim, inserting a lining, or attaching a band or decoration — the article advances to heading 6504 as a finished or semi-finished hat. Importers receiving partially finished shapes should document the production stage carefully to support the correct heading.
Bleaching or coloring alone does not move a hat shape out of heading 6502 — the heading explicitly includes such shapes. The relevant 10-digit lines 6502006030 (paper, bleached or colored, not sewed) and 6502006060 (other materials, bleached or colored, not sewed) confirm this. The shape remains in 6502 as long as it has not been blocked to a final head shape, fitted with a made brim, lined, or trimmed.
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Monthly import values over time
| Country | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHINA | $528K | -- | -$528K |
| ECUADOR | $122K | -- | -$122K |
| GERMANY | -- | $25K | +$25K |
| ITALY | $10K | -- | -$10K |
| UNITED KINGDOM | -- | $6K | +$6K |
HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
| Code | Description | Import Value | Effective Tariff % | Duty Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6502006030 | PAPER HAT SHAPES, BLEACHED OR COLORED, NOT SEWED | $503K | 35.00% | $176K |
| 6502006060 | HAT SHAPES(EX PAPER),BLEACHED OR COLORED,NOT SEWED | $68K | 11.57% | $8K |
| 6502002000 | SEWED HAT SHAPES;VEGTB FIBERS,PAPER YARN OR COMBOS | $58K | 13.45% | $8K |
| 6502009030 | HAT SHAPES OF MAN-MADE FIBERS, PLAIT/ASSMBLD STRIP | $25K | 38.42% | $10K |
| 6502004000 | HAT SHAPES,NOT SEWED/BLCHD/COLORD;VEG FIB,PAPR YRN | $10K | 14.00% | $1K |
| 6502009060 | HAT SHAPES OF OTHER MATERIALS,PLAIT/ASSMBLD STRIPS | $4K | 19.64% | $651 |
PAPER HAT SHAPES, BLEACHED OR COLORED, NOT SEWED
HAT SHAPES(EX PAPER),BLEACHED OR COLORED,NOT SEWED
SEWED HAT SHAPES;VEGTB FIBERS,PAPER YARN OR COMBOS
HAT SHAPES OF MAN-MADE FIBERS, PLAIT/ASSMBLD STRIP
HAT SHAPES,NOT SEWED/BLCHD/COLORD;VEG FIB,PAPR YRN
HAT SHAPES OF OTHER MATERIALS,PLAIT/ASSMBLD STRIPS
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
| Code | Description | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 6502000000 | HAT SHAPES,PLAITED OR ASSEMBLD STRIPS ANY MATERIAL | $35K |
HAT SHAPES,PLAITED OR ASSEMBLD STRIPS ANY MATERIAL
1.2K doz
HATS, OTHER HEADGEAR KNIT/CROCHETED, ETC; HAIRNETS
HS 650500
SAFETY(INCL SPORTS)HDGR,WHETHER/NOT LINED/TRIMMED
HS 650610
HATS&OTHR HDGR,PLAITD/ASSEMBLD STRIPS ANY MATERIAL
HS 650400
HDBANDS, LININGS, CVRS, FRMS, VSRS, ETC CHINSTRAPS
HS 650700
HAT FORMS/BODIES,HOODS,PLATEAUX&MANCHONS OF FELT
HS 650100
OTHER HEADGR OF RUBBER/PLASTICS(INCL BATHING CAPS)
HS 650691
| State | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | $482K | $8K | -$473K |
| Florida | $76K | -- | -$76K |
| Puerto Rico | $58K | -- | -$58K |
| Port | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX | $254K | -- | -$254K |
| LOS ANGELES, CA | $228K | -- | -$228K |
| MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FL | $64K | -- | -$64K |