Unbleached Raffia Hat Shapes from China
Plaited hat shapes made from unbleached raffia strips, assembled without sewing, blocking, brims, lining, or trimming. These are raw forms of vegetable fiber used as bases for hat production, classified under 6502.00.40.00 due to their unprocessed natural state and plaited construction from unspun fibrous vegetable materials.
Duty Rate — China → United States
39%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Verify fiber origin with supplier certificates to confirm vegetable source and unbleached status for accurate classification
• Avoid common pitfalls like misdeclaring as sewn shapes, which shifts to other 6502 subheadings
• Provide plaiting process documentation to distinguish from blocked or trimmed forms