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Subheading · Chapter 65 · Section XII, Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-s…

HS 6502 00Hat-shapes, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, neither blocked to shape, nor with made brims, nor lined, nor trimmed

Headgear and parts thereof

Customs duty
10%
3 tariff items
GST now
18%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
8%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

3 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.

Codes under this code
CodeDescriptionCustoms dutyGST nowUnit
6502 00 10Of cotton10%18%kg
6502 00 20Of wool10%18%kg
6502 00 90Other10%18%kg

Importing into India

Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 3 tariff items: 10%. The rules below cover this whole code.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items

  • Free: 3 tariff items

GST

IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.

  • Now 18%.
  • Until 21 September 2025 18%.
  • Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 209Hat-shapes, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, neither blocked to shape, nor with made brims, nor lined, nor trimmed18%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 202518%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 202518%9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)

Exporting from India

Export duty

Nil. The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act does not list these goods, so no export duty is charged.

Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback itemGoodsRateCap
6502Hat-shapes, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, neither blocked to shape, nor with made brims, nor lined, nor trimmed1.2%—

Drawback items follow the 4-digit heading, not the 8-digit code: claim the one that describes your goods. Rates of notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) as amended, in force on 19 Oct 2026.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items

  • Free: 3 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 6502 00, and China's below.

China: the same goods (6502 00)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force under 6502 00. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.

China's tariff for these goods
China codeGoodsDuty on Indian goodsMFNImport VATExport rebateLicences
6502.00.00.00Hat-forms, plaited or made by assembling strips编结或用条带拼制的帽坯8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)8%13%13%None
  • India is a member of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA). With an APTA certificate of origin, Indian goods pay China's APTA rate where the line has one; China applies the lower of that and its provisional rate.
  • The export VAT rebate is what China refunds its own exporters. When China cuts it, Chinese export prices tend to rise.

Every Chinese code in full

6502.00.00Plaited hat-forms or hat-bodies assembled from strips of any material

6502.00.00.00Hat-forms, plaited or made by assembling strips编结或用条带拼制的帽坯

Not blocked to shape, without hatbands, linings or trimmings未楦制成形,未加帽边、衬里或装饰物

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
8%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
100%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Material材质
  • 3.Manufacturing process (braiding, assembling)制作工艺(编结、拼制)
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.GTIN
  • 6.CAS
  • 7.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
4%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
3.2%
Ecuador
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
10%
Brunei
10%
Cambodia
10%
South Korea
10%
Laos
10%
Malaysia
10%
New Zealand
12%
Singapore
10%
Thailand
10%
Vietnam
10%
Japan
13.8%
Indonesia
10%
Philippines
10%
Myanmar
10%
CIQ codes
  • 6502000000101Hat-forms, plaited or made by assembling strips (not blocked, nor with brim, lined or trimmed) (of leather)编结或用条带拼制的帽坯(未楦制成形,未加帽边、衬里或装饰物)(皮革制生活帽)
  • 6502000000102Hat-forms, plaited or made by assembling strips (not blocked to shape, not with brim, lining or trimming) (hats of cellulose fibres)编结或用条带拼制的帽坯(未楦制成形,未加帽边、衬里或装饰物)(纤维素纤维制生活帽)
  • 6502000000103Hat-forms, plaited or made by assembling strips (not blocked, nor with brim, lined or trimmed) (of animal fibres)编结或用条带拼制的帽坯(未楦制成形,未加帽边、衬里或装饰物)(动物纤维制生活帽)
  • 6502000000104Hat-forms, plaited or made by assembling strips (not blocked, nor with brim, lined or trimmed) (of man-made fibres)编结或用条带拼制的帽坯(未楦制成形,未加帽边、衬里或装饰物)(化学纤维制生活帽)

China's tariff as compiled by HS编码网 from China Customs, the State Council Tariff Commission and the State Taxation Administration. The Chinese is the original.

Nearby codes

Previous6501 00Hat-forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt, neither blocked to shape nor with made brims; plateaux and manchons (including slit manchons), of feltOne level up6502Hat-shapes, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, neither blocked to shape, nor with made brims, nor lined, nor trimmedNext6505 00Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hair-nets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed

Sources

For information, not a customs ruling. Only notifications published in the Gazette have legal force; confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE before you price a deal.