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Of wool

Unfinished hat-shapes of wool, plaited or strip-assembled

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 6502 00 20 (hat-shapes of wool, plaited or made by assembling strips, neither blocked to shape nor with made brims, lined, or trimmed) is not covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order and carries no Partner Government Agency clearance requirement at the tariff-line level. Import follows the standard customs procedure: Importer-Exporter Code, bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Finished headgear and hat-bodies in other materials classified elsewhere in Chapter 65 may carry distinct treatment; classification turns on the material, construction method, and degree of finishing.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.
A word of counsel

The principal risk at this tariff line is misclassification: hat-shapes that have been blocked, fitted with brims, lined, or trimmed are finished goods classifiable under different headings in Chapter 65, and customs re-examination of the degree of finishing can trigger reclassification with retrospective duty recovery and detention pending resolution. Importers should document the unfinished state of the goods — absence of blocking, brims, lining, and trimming — with photographs and a manufacturer's specification sheet to support the declared classification.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 6502 00 20 require any pre-import registration?
A valid Importer-Exporter Code is required for any commercial import; no product-specific registration applies to this tariff line.
What changes if the hat-shape has been blocked, trimmed, or fitted with a brim?
A hat-shape that has been blocked to shape, fitted with a made brim, lined, or trimmed is a finished or semi-finished article classified under a different heading in Chapter 65, which may attract different duty rates and compliance requirements.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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