Other Made-Up Knitted or Crocheted Clothing Accessories

Fabric-covered or textile headbands and ponytail holders are classified under 6117 when they are knitted or crocheted textile articles. Bare rubber or plastic hair elastics without a textile component would fall outside Chapter 61 entirely. The key test is whether the article is a textile accessory — if the textile component gives the article its essential character, Chapter 61 applies.

The dividing line between the silk tie lines (e.g., 6117802000) and the cotton, wool, or MMF lines (6117808710–6117808770) is the chief weight of fiber. Importers typically rely on manufacturer-issued fiber content certificates or laboratory test reports. For silk articles, the 70% threshold must be met by weight; a tie that is 65% silk by weight would be classified under the appropriate non-silk fiber line.