Chapter 66
Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops, and parts thereof
Section XII — Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles made therewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hair · 3 headings · 6 subheadings
Duty in chapter 66 at a glance
Counted across the 8 US national lines beneath this chapter's subheadings. It says what kind of chapter this is before you read ninety headings to find out.
- Duty-free lines
- 3 of 8 stating a rate
- Ad valorem range
- 4% – 12%
Preference programmes appearing in this chapter
Named from General Note 3(c)(i). A programme appearing here does not mean it applies to your goods — that depends on the line, the origin and the agreement's rules of origin.
What this chapter excludes
These notes push goods out of chapter 66 even when a subheading's wording seems to fit. They are the fastest way to find out you are in the wrong chapter.
1. This chapter does not cover:
- (a) Measure walking-sticks or the like (heading 9017);
- (b) Firearm-sticks, sword-sticks, loaded walking-sticks or the like (chapter 93); or
- (c) Goods of chapter 95 (for example, toy umbrellas, toy sun umbrellas).
2. Heading 6603 does not cover parts, trimmings or accessories of textile material, or covers, tassels, thongs, umbrella cases or the like, of any material. Such goods entered with, but not fitted to, articles of heading 6601 or 6602 are to be classified separately and are not to be treated as forming part of those articles.
Legal notes
Reproduced from the published tariff schedule. Section and chapter notes are binding and part of the nomenclature; statistical notes are US reporting rules and are not classification law.
Chapter 66 — Notes
Legal Notes of the Harmonized System. Binding, and part of the international nomenclature.
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) Measure walking-sticks or the like (heading 9017);
(b) Firearm-sticks, sword-sticks, loaded walking-sticks or the like (chapter 93); or
(c) Goods of chapter 95 (for example, toy umbrellas, toy sun umbrellas).
2. Heading 6603 does not cover parts, trimmings or accessories of textile material, or covers, tassels, thongs, umbrella cases or the like, of any material. Such goods entered with, but not fitted to, articles of heading 6601 or 6602 are to be classified separately and are not to be treated as forming part of those articles.
Notes are reproduced from the published tariff schedule. They govern classification, but reading them is not the same as applying them to your goods — that is what a broker or a binding ruling is for.
Headings in chapter 66
6601 Umbrellas and sun umbrellas (including walking-stick umbrellas, garden umbrellas and similar umbrellas)
6603 Parts, trimmings and accessories of articles of heading 6601 or 6602
Other chapters
Common questions
What does HS chapter 66 cover?
Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops, and parts thereof. It contains 3 headings and 6 six-digit subheadings, and sits in Section XII (footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles made therewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hair).
What is excluded from chapter 66?
1. This chapter does not cover: (a) Measure walking-sticks or the like (heading 9017); (b) Firearm-sticks, sword-sticks, loaded walking-sticks or the like (chapter 93); or (c) Goods of chapter 95 (for example, toy umbrellas, toy sun umbrellas).
Are chapter 66's notes legally binding?
This chapter carries 5 binding note paragraph(s) — legal notes of the Harmonized System, plus any US-specific Additional U.S. Notes. They decide classification, and they outrank the wording of an individual subheading.