Section XII — Footwear, Headgear, Umbrellas; Prepared Feathers — 2026 US Import Tariff Guide
Data sourced from USITC 2026 Harmonized Tariff Schedule · Last verified May 31, 2026
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Section XII = Footwear, Headgear, Umbrellas; Prepared Feathers
Chapters: 64–67 · 47 HTS subheadings · Duty rates: See individual code pages
About This Section
Section XII covers footwear (Chapter 64), headgear (Chapter 65), and umbrellas, walking sticks, and prepared feather articles (Chapters 66-67). Footwear faces some of the highest MFN duty rates in the entire HTS — up to 37.5% for certain athletic footwear and 48% for specific rubber-soled shoes. The 'Chicken Tax' legacy (25% on certain footwear) persists. Section 301 List 4A adds 7.5% on Chinese-origin footwear. USMCA preferential rates are available for qualifying footwear, and the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) maintains a useful classification guide.
This section contains 47 six-digit HTS subheadings across Chapters 64, 65, 66, 67. Click any subheading below to view complete tariff rates, FTA preferences, and detailed import guidance.
All HTS Subheadings in Section XII — Footwear, Headgear, Umbrellas; Prepared Feathers
Browse all 47 six-digit subheadings in this section. Each page includes General, Special (FTA), and Column 2 duty rates sourced from official USITC 2026 Revision 9 data.
| HTS Code | Description | Sub-codes |
|---|---|---|
640110 |
Footwear incorporating a protective metal toe-cap | 1 |
640192 |
Covering the ankle but not covering the knee: | 5 |
640199 |
Other: | 5 |
640212 |
Ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots | 1 |
640219 |
Other: | 20 |
640220 |
Footwear with upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by means of plugs (zoris) | 1 |
640291 |
Covering the ankle: | 45 |
640299 |
Other: | 65 |
640312 |
Ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots: | 2 |
640319 |
Other: | 16 |
640320 |
Footwear with outer soles of leather, and uppers which consist of leather straps across the instep and around the big toe | 1 |
640340 |
Other footwear, incorporating a protective metal toe-cap: | 4 |
640351 |
Covering the ankle: | 14 |
640359 |
Other: | 18 |
640391 |
Covering the ankle: | 22 |
640399 |
Other: | 36 |
640411 |
Sports footwear; tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like: | 53 |
640419 |
Other: | 101 |
640420 |
Footwear with outer soles of leather or composition leather: | 12 |
640510 |
With uppers of leather or composition leather | 4 |
640520 |
With uppers of textile materials: | 15 |
640590 |
Other: | 4 |
640610 |
Uppers and parts thereof, other than stiffeners: | 22 |
640620 |
Outer soles and heels, of rubber or plastics | 1 |
640690 |
Other: | 14 |
650100 |
Hat forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt, neither blocked to shape nor with made brims; plateaux and manchons (including slit manchons), of felt: | 3 |
650200 |
Hat shapes, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, neither blocked to shape, nor with made brims, not lined, nor trimmed: | 8 |
650400 |
Hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed: | 7 |
650500 |
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: | 48 |
650610 |
Safety headgear: | 8 |
650691 |
Of rubber or plastics | 4 |
650699 |
Of other materials: | 2 |
650700 |
Headbands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat frames, peaks (visors) and chin straps, for headgear | 1 |
660110 |
Garden or similar umbrellas | 1 |
660191 |
Having a telescopic shaft | 1 |
660199 |
Other | 1 |
660200 |
Walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and the like | 1 |
660320 |
Umbrella frames, including frames mounted on shafts (sticks): | 2 |
660390 |
Other: | 2 |
670100 |
Skins and other parts of birds with their feathers or down, feathers, parts of feathers, down and articles thereof (other than goods of heading 0505 and worked quills and scapes): | 2 |
670210 |
Of plastics: | 2 |
670290 |
Of other materials: | 3 |
670300 |
Human hair, dressed, thinned, bleached or otherwise worked; wool or other animal hair or other textile materials, prepared for use in making wigs or the like: | 2 |
670411 |
Complete wigs | 1 |
670419 |
Other | 1 |
670420 |
Of human hair | 1 |
670490 |
Of other materials | 1 |
Chapter Overview
Section XII — Footwear, Headgear, Umbrellas; Prepared Feathers covers Chapters 64, 65, 66, 67 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The HTS is organized into 21 sections and 97 chapters, with each chapter covering a distinct category of goods. Within this section, there are 47 six-digit subheadings, each potentially containing multiple 8-digit and 10-digit statistical suffixes that specify the exact duty rate applicable to your product.
Importers should pay particular attention to the Chapter Notes at the beginning of each chapter, as these notes define the scope of the chapter and may exclude certain products or provide special classification rules that override the General Rules of Interpretation (GRI).