6502.00.60.30 - Of paper

This HTS subcategory, 6502.00.60.30, specifically covers hat shapes that are constructed from paper, plaited or assembled from strips of paper. These shapes fall within the broader category of unspun fibrous vegetable materials or paper yarn. Crucially, these are unfinished hat shapes that have not yet been blocked to a specific form, nor do they possess made brims, linings, or trimmings. The defining characteristic here is the material composition and the state of assembly – they are essentially the foundational structures for hats, made entirely of paper.

This classification is distinguished from its sibling category, 6502.00.60.60 "Other," by its exclusive use of paper as the primary material for construction. While both are unfinished hat shapes assembled from strips, the "Other" category would encompass hat shapes made from different vegetable fibers, unspun fibrous vegetable materials (other than paper), or paper yarn, or combinations thereof, where paper is not the sole or primary component, or where the construction method might differ more significantly from the "Of paper" specification.

As this is a leaf node, there are no further subcategories under 6502.00.60.30. Therefore, classification decisions within this code will focus on verifying that the hat shapes are indeed "of paper," neither blocked to shape nor with made brims, and not lined or trimmed, and that they are "bleached or colored." The "Bleached or colored" designation differentiates these from unfinished paper hat shapes that remain in their natural, uncolored state, which would fall under a different, unspecified category.