Colored Straw Hat Forms
Plaited hat shapes from dyed wheat straw strips, unblocked, without brims, lining, or trim, assembled without sewing. Classified under HTS 6502.00.60 for colored vegetable fiber hat shapes meeting the specific unprocessed criteria.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If unbleached or natural color
Unprocessed vegetable fiber shapes without bleaching or coloring fall under the unbleached subheading 6502.00.20.
If made from man-made fiber strips instead of vegetable
Shifting to synthetic strips changes classification to 6505 for hat shapes of other materials.
If assembled with sewing or as finished textile article
Sewn plaited items become other made-up textile articles under Chapter 63, per exclusion in 6502 notes.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide dyeing process records to substantiate 'colored' status and prevent reclassification as uncolored
• Inspect for any blocking or sewing; chapter notes exclude sewn spirals from 6502
• Use invoices specifying 'not blocked, no brims' to support duty rate application
Related Products under HTS 6502.00.60
Bleached Raffia Hat Shapes
Unfinished hat shapes plaited from bleached raffia strips, neither blocked to shape nor with made brims, not lined or trimmed. These are made by assembling natural vegetable fiber strips without sewing, fitting HTS 6502.00.60 due to the bleached vegetable fiber construction and lack of further processing.
Bleached Toquilla Palm Hat Blanks
Hat shapes plaited from bleached toquilla palm fibers, not blocked, brimless, unlined, and untrimmed, assembled by interlacing strips without sewing. Fits HTS 6502.00.60 as bleached vegetable fiber shapes per hierarchy.
Dyed Rattan Strip Hat Shapes
Unfinished hat forms made by assembling colored rattan strips, plaited without sewing, neither blocked nor featuring brims, lining, or trim. HTS 6502.00.60 applies to these colored vegetable fiber hat shapes.
Bleached Manila Hemp Hat Cones
Plaited cone-shaped hat blanks from bleached abaca (Manila hemp) strips, unblocked, no brims, unlined, untrimmed, and not sewn. Meets HTS 6502.00.60 for bleached unspun vegetable fiber hat shapes.
Colored Sisal Fiber Hat Molds
Assembled hat shapes from dyed sisal plant strips, plaited without sewing, remaining unblocked, brimless, and free of lining or trim. Classified in HTS 6502.00.60 for colored vegetable fiber products.
Bleached Bamboo Strip Hat Bases
Plaited hat shape bases from bleached bamboo strips, not sewn, unblocked to shape, without brims, lining, or any trim. HTS 6502.00.60 covers these bleached vegetable fiber assemblies.