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Flax Knit Bucket Hat from Japan

A casual bucket hat fully knitted from flax yarn, providing breathable UV protection. Under HTS 6505.00.15 for its knitted flax composition as made-up headgear from textile fabric. Fully excludes sewn hat shapes per heading notes.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

Import Tips

Certify flax purity to avoid cotton-dominant reclassification in blends

Invoice as 'knitted, not sewn' to differentiate from excluded spiral-sewn shapes

For trims, ensure they don't dominate value to prevent parts classification