HS codes
HS code for hats and caps
Base dutySection 301Forced labor tariff
Baseball cap / dad hat
Heavyweight cotton twill · Woven · Men's & women's
Before HS 2022 this subheading was 6505.90.
6505.00
6505.00.20
US base duty
7.5%
US$75 per US$1,000
Beanie
Acrylic knit · Knit · Men's & women's
6505.00
6505.00.60
US base duty
20¢/kg + 7%
Per-kg + %
Duty only: customs processing fees, and the harbor maintenance fee on sea freight, come on top.
Hats and caps are classified under HS 6505.00, whether sewn from woven twill like a baseball cap or knitted like a beanie. In the US a cotton twill cap enters under 6505.00.20 at 7.5%, and an acrylic knit beanie under 6505.00.60 at 20¢/kg + 7%.
Hats made in China pay more than clothing, because Section 301 puts them on its 25% list: a cotton twill cap pays 45% in all, made of the 7.5% base rate, 25% Section 301 duty and the 12.5% forced labor tariff. An acrylic beanie pays 20¢/kg + 44.5%.
US rates: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Revision 20 (2026), checked 2026-10-01. Base (MFN) duty only.
How to read the code
Worth knowing
- Before HS 2022 the same caps were classified as 6505.90; older rulings and websites still show that number.
- The US splits 6505.00 by fibre and by knit or not, and most man-made-fibre headwear pays a per-kilogram amount on top of the percentage.
Same for every garment
Rules and duties behind these codes
How a code is decided
- 1Knit or woven
- 2The fibre with the greatest weight
- 3Men’s or women’s
- 4What the garment is
What products of China pay
- 1Section 301 China tariffs
- 2Forced labor tariff
- 3No de minimis
- 4No longer charged
The rates here are the US general (MFN) rates. Clothing made in China can also owe additional duties under chapter 99 of the HTS, such as Section 301 tariffs, and those change often. Check the current total with your customs broker or the CBP guidance before you price a shipment. CBP guidance on trade remedies
The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System. For the EU and UK rates, use their official lookups: EU TARIC · UK Trade Tariff
Sources: HS 2022 nomenclature (World Customs Organization); US Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Revision 20 (2026) (USITC); classification rulings from CBP CROSS, linked on each row. Codes checked against the rulings on 26 September 2026. Extra duties on products of China: HTS chapter 99, U.S. notes 20 and 52, Revision 20 (2026), read on 1 October 2026.
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A reference, not a binding classification. The importer of record is responsible for the code declared; a customs broker or a binding ruling from CBP gives the final answer for a specific garment.
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