Colored Straw Hat Forms from Mexico
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.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• 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