Headgear and parts thereof
Chapter 65 of the Harmonised System covers Headgear and parts thereof — 6 four-digit headings spanning hat-shapes to headgear that customs authorities worldwide use to classify these goods and set duty.
- India exports 2024
- $91.3M
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
Chapter 65 covers headgear and its parts. India exports hats, caps and headwear, including handcrafted and embroidered pieces tied to its textile and craft clusters. The chapter classifies headgear by material and method of manufacture — felt, plaited, knitted or made up — and separates finished headgear from hat-forms, fittings and trimmings.
How to read this code
65 is the two-digit HS chapter for headgear and parts thereof. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many footwear, headgear & umbrellas lines — check our import guides for your market.
Headings under HS 65
The Harmonised System breaks Headgear and parts thereof into these 6 headings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Hat-forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt, neither blocked to shape nor with made brims; plateaux and manchons (including slit manchons) of felt
Hat-shapes; plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, neither blocked to shape, nor with made brims, nor lined, nor trimmed
Hats and other headgear; plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed
Hats 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
Headgear; n.e.c. in chapter 65, whether or not lined or trimmed
Head-bands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat frames, peaks and chinstraps, for headgear
Top destinations for Chapter 65 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
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