EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 6116.10
6116 10 20: Gloves impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber
Knitted gloves coated with rubber or plastic
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 6116 Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted:
- 6116 10 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber:
- 6116 10 20 Gloves impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber
What you pay
Importing into EU
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 4
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- Regulation 2658/87
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 October 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Handling feeUnion handling fee 2 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 2108/26
- Documents
- Y126 Goods sold in distance sales
Import requirements 9
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- Regulation 0936/15
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- Regulation 1836/17
- Documents
- Y084 Derogation from import prohibition by virtue of Article 16i (1) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509
- Import controlImport control on luxury goods
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- Regulation 2062/17
- Documents
- Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y948 Goods other than those described in Annex VIII (Luxury goods) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
- Import controlImport control on cat and dog fur
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- Regulation 1523/07
- Documents
- Y922 Other than cats and dogs fur as mentioned by Regulation (EC) No 1523/2007 (OJ L 343)
- Import controlImport control on seal products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- Regulation 1850/15
- Documents
- C679 Attesting Document (seal product), issued by a recognised body in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 737/2010 prior to 18 October 2015
- C680 Written notification of import and document giving evidence where the products were acquired (seal product)
- C683 European Union - Attesting document for seal products resulting from hunt by Inuit or other indigenous communities for placing on the Union's market in accordance with Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 on trade in seal products
- Y032 Other goods than those seal products mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2015/1850 (OJ L 271)
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0692/14
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0263/22
- Documents
- Y984 Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
- N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
- N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
- Import controlImport control - CITES
- Only for
- 6116 10 20 19 Other
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- Regulation 0966/23
- Import controlImport control - CITES
- Only for
- 6116 10 20 91 Other
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- Regulation 0966/23
TARIC subdivisions
Declare the 10-digit TARIC code that fits the goods: measures can differ between subdivisions.
| 6116 10 20 11 | Of synthetic fibres |
| 6116 10 20 19 | Other |
| 6116 10 20 91 | Other |
Export measures 4
Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.
| Export measures | Destination | Legal act | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Export control on luxury goodsSanctions regime: Russia | Russia | Regulation 0833/14 | 24 June 2023 |
| Export control on luxury goodsSanctions regime: North Korea | North Korea | Regulation 2062/17 | 28 June 2018 |
| Export control - CITES | All third countries | Regulation 0966/23 | 20 May 2023 |
| Export control on cat and dog fur | All third countries | Regulation 1523/07 | 15 August 2009 |
TARIC data as of 26 October 2026
Import VAT in the EU member states
The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.
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Austria 20% -
Belgium 6% reduced rate -
Bulgaria 20% -
Croatia 25% -
Cyprus 19% -
Czechia 21% -
Denmark 25% -
Estonia 9% reduced rate -
Finland 25.5% -
France 20% -
Germany 19% -
Greece 24% -
Hungary 27% -
Ireland 23% -
Italy 22% -
Latvia 21% -
Lithuania 21% -
Luxembourg 3% reduced rate -
Malta 18% -
Netherlands 21% -
Poland 23% -
Portugal 23% -
Romania 0% reduced rate -
Slovakia 23% -
Slovenia 22% -
Spain 21% -
Sweden 25%
TEDB · 26 October 2026
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 8% |
| GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms) | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 42 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Antarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and 8 moreAntarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Greenland, New Caledonia, Sint Maarten, St Barthélemy, St Pierre & Miquelon, Wallis & Futuna | Free |
| GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance) | Bolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and 4 moreBolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia | Free |
| EEA - European Economic Area | Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| EU–Andorra customs union | Andorra | Free |
| EU–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| EU–Bosnia & Herzegovina agreement | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Free |
| EU–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| EU–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| EU–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| EU–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| EU–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| EU–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| EU–Algeria agreement | Algeria | Free |
| EU–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| EU–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part. | Western Sahara | Free |
| EU–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| EU–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| EU–United Kingdom agreement | United Kingdom | Free |
| EU–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| EU–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| EU–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| EU–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| EU–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| EU–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| EU–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| EU–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| EU–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| EU–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| EU–Montenegro agreement | Montenegro | Free |
| EU–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| EU–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| EU–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| EU–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| EU–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| EU–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| EU–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| EU–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| EU–San Marino customs union | San Marino | Free |
| EU–Syria agreement | Syria | Free |
| EU–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| EU–Türkiye customs union | Türkiye | Free |
| EU–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| EU–United States agreement | United States | Free |
| EU–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| EU–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| EU–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| EU–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| GSP - General arrangements | Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia and 5 moreCongo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Micronesia, Nigeria, Niue, Tajikistan, Vanuatu | 6.4% |
| Mercosur | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay | 7.1% |
EU: imports by month · HS 6116.10
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | €413.1m | 60.8% | -18.2% |
 Sri Lanka | €107.3m | 15.8% | -15.1% |
 Pakistan | €49.9m | 7.3% | -11.8% |
 Vietnam | €39.7m | 5.8% | -9.2% |
 Malaysia | €21.2m | 3.1% | -10.3% |
 India | €15.4m | 2.3% | -14.1% |
 South Korea | €11.4m | 1.7% | -25.9% |
 Bangladesh | €6.2m | 0.9% | -14.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
6116.10 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber
UK 8% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Türkiye 8% – 8.9% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 8.4% 
USA Free – 23.5% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 10.8% 
Canada 18% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 35% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% Third-country duty 13 tariff lines 
Peru 11% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 18 tariff lines 
Japan 7.4% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · 3× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 12% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway 5.6% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 17.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU lines: 6116.10
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N361792 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of gloves from China
- N361111 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of gloves from Malaysia
- N359005 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of gloves from China
- N351581 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of gloves from Sri Lanka
- 600013885 HMRC
Product is a pair of nitrile coated working gloves in size 8 (M). These gloves are made from a 13 gauge polyester which is knitted to make the gloves and is then coated with a nitrile flexible shell on the palm side of the glove. They come in 3 different colours: black, red and orange with a black…
- 600013886 HMRC
Product is a pair of nitrile coated working gloves in size 9 (L). These gloves are made from a 13 gauge polyester which is knitted to make the gloves and is then coated with a nitrile flexible shell on the palm side of the glove. They come in 3 different colours: black, red and orange with a black…
- 600013887 HMRC
Product is a pair of nitrile coated working gloves in size 10 (XL). These gloves are made from a 13 gauge polyester which is knitted to make the gloves and is then coated with a nitrile flexible shell on the palm side of the glove. They come in 3 different colours: black, red and orange with a…
- 600013888 HMRC
Product is a pair of latex coated working gloves in size 8 (M). These gloves are made from a 10 gauge polyester which is knitted to make the gloves and is then coated with a latex flexible shell on the palm side of the glove. They come in 2 different colours: yellow glove with green coating and…
133 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Additional notes
1. For the application of note 3(b) to this chapter, the components of an ensemble must be made up entirely in a single identical fabric, subject to compliance with the other conditions laid down in the said note.
For this purpose:
the fabric used can be unbleached, bleached, dyed, of yarns of different colours or printed,
a pullover or waistcoat with ribbing is to be considered as a component of an ensemble, even if there is no ribbing on the component intended to cover the lower part of the body, provided that the ribbing is not sewn on but produced directly by the knitting process.
Sets of garments are not regarded as ensembles when their components are made up in different fabrics, even if the difference is due only to their respective colours.
All the components of an ensemble must be presented together for retail sale as a single unit. Individual wrapping or separate labelling of each component of such a single unit does not influence its classification as an ensemble.
2. For the purposes of heading 6109, the terms ‘singlets’ and ‘other vests’ include garments, even if of a fancy design, worn next to the body, without collar, with or without sleeves, including those with shoulder straps.
These garments, which are intended to cover the upper part of the body, often possess many characteristics in common with those of T-shirts or with more traditional kinds of singlets and other vests of heading 6109.
3. Heading 6111 and subheadings 61161020 and 61161080 include gloves, mittens and mitts, impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, even if they are:
made up from knitted or crocheted textile fabrics impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber of heading 5903 or 5906, or
made up from unimpregnated, uncoated or uncovered knitted or crocheted textile fabrics and subsequently impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber.
Where knitted or crocheted textile fabrics serve only as reinforcement, gloves, mittens or mitts impregnated, coated or covered with cellular plastics or cellular rubber belong in Chapter 39 or 40, even if they are made up from unimpregnated, uncoated or uncovered knitted or crocheted textile fabrics and subsequently impregnated, coated or covered with cellular plastics or cellular rubber (note 2(a)(5) and note 5, last paragraph, to Chapter 59).
CN Explanatory Notes
The European Commission's explanatory notes on how to classify goods in these CN codes. They are not legally binding but customs authorities follow them; they complement the HS Explanatory Notes of the World Customs Organization.
General notes to the chapter
ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, KNITTED OR CROCHETED
General
1. For the classification, within headings, of articles composed of two or more textile materials, see the general explanatory note to this section.
2. For the classification of garments put up in sets for retail sale, see note 14 to this section.
3. When a component of a suit or an ensemble of heading 6103 or 6104 has applied trimmings or decorations which are not found on the other component or components, all these garments remain classified as suits or ensembles as long as these trimmings or decorations are of minor importance and are limited to one or two places on the garment (for example, on the collar and the sleeve ends or on the lapels and pockets).
However, when these decorations are produced during the knitting of the garment, classification as suits or ensembles is excluded, except when the decoration is a logo or other similar symbol.
4. Garments covering the upper part of the body, in distinction to garments covering the lower part of the body and to garments covering the entire body (for example, overcoats, dresses), are garments that:
- from their objective characteristics (style, cut etc.) are clearly meant to be worn as, for example, anoraks, (suit) jackets and uppers of ensembles, shirts and blouses, uppers of pyjamas, pullovers, cardigans and waistcoats, upper parts of ski suits etc. (unless otherwise specified, these garments need not completely cover the upper part of the body), and
- do not extend below the mid-thigh area. However, mainly due to fashion, some parts of these garments can extend down below mid-thigh area (for example, fancy fashionable fringes, but also the traditional tails of tailcoats) and are negligible as far as the length of the garment is concerned, because they do not change the function of these garments, which is to cover the upper part of the body.
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union, Official Journal C (consolidated text and later amendments) · © European Union
This line in earlier years
The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.
| Year | Description | Third-country duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gloves impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber | 8% | pa |
| 2025 | unchanged | 8% | pa |
| 2024 | unchanged | 8% | pa |
| 2023 | unchanged | 8% | pa |
| 2022 | Gloves impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber | 8% | pa |
| 2021 | unchanged | 8% | pa |
| 2020 | unchanged | 8% | pa |
| 2019 | Gloves impregnated, coated or covered with rubber | 8% | pa |
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 6116 91 00, 6116 92 00, 6116 93 00, 6116 99 00.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 6116 10 20 is one of 2 lines under subheading 6116.10, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber.
The third-country duty is 8%, and quantities are declared in pa.
Goods from 153 countries can enter the EU at a preferential rate instead of the standard 8%; 140 of them pay no duty at all, for example under GSP-EBA or CARIFORUM.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported knitted gloves coated with rubber or plastic (HS 6116.10) worth €679.9m (down 16% on the year before), at an average of €11.30 per kg; China supplied 61%, followed by Sri Lanka.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 8%, the Türkiye duty is 8%–8.9%, the US duty is 0%–23.5%, the Canada duty is 18%, the Mexico duty is 35%, the Brazil duty is 35%, the Argentina duty is 20%, the Peru duty is 11%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 7.4%, the Taiwan duty is 12%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is 5.6%, the North Macedonia duty is 17.5% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 6116.10 worth US$1bn in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was China.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 6116 10 20?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 8%; the supplementary unit is pa. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 6116 10 20?
153 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 140 of them at 0%, under GSP-EBA, CARIFORUM and OCTs and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 6116.10 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was China (US$578m), followed by Sri Lanka.