EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 6204.49

6204 49 10

6204 49 10: Of silk or silk waste

Women's dresses of other fibres, woven

  1. 6204 Women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear):
  2. Dresses:
  3. 6204 49 Of other textile materials:
  4. 6204 49 10 Of silk or silk waste

What you pay

Importing into EU

Customs duty 12% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 8
VAT standard rate of the member state of import, 17% to 27%
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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
    Documents
    • C127 Merchant product identifier
    • C128 Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier
    • C129 Standardised manufacturer product identifier
    • Y081 No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists
  • 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 10

  • 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 restricted goods and technologies
    Applies to goods from
    Libya
    Legal act
    Regulation 0044/16
    Documents
    • Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
  • Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
    Applies to goods from
    Russia
    In force
    until 31 July 2027
    Legal act
    Decision 0512/14
    Documents
    • Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
  • 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
    Belarus, Ukraine
    Legal act
    Regulation 0765/06, Regulation 0692/14
    Documents
    • Y727 The prohibitions defined in article 1ra paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1ra paragraph 3)
    • Y728 The prohibitions defined in article 1ra paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1ra paragraph 4)
    • L152 Import authorisation by virtue of article 1ra paragraph 10 of Council Regulation (EU) 765/2006
    • Y870 Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 8f of Regulation (EU) No 765/2006)
    • Y997 Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
    • N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
    • N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
  • Import control
    Applies to goods from
    Libya, Ukraine
    Legal act
    Regulation 0813/25, Regulation 0263/22
    Documents
    • Y182 Goods other than those concerned by the prohibitions defined in article 3(a) of Regulation (EU) No 2016/44
    • 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 control
    Applies to goods from
    Russia
    In force
    until 31 December 2027
    Legal act
    Regulation 0833/14
    Documents
    • L142 Import authorisation by virtue of article 3i paragraph 3c of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
    • Y874 The prohibitions defined in article 3i.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 do not apply (see exemptions in article 3i.3aa)
    • L143 Import authorisation by virtue of article 12b.2 of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
    • Y859 Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 12e of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—12%
GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms)
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 42 more

Afghanistan, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Antarctica, 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 more

Bolivia, 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 more

Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Micronesia, Nigeria, Niue, Tajikistan, Vanuatu

9.6%
Mercosur Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 10.6%

EU: imports by month · HS 6204.49

last 12 months€316.9m-8.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price€79.48 per kg
Preferential rate22%22% entered at a preferential rate
Jan 2024: €25.2mFeb 2024: €31.8mMar 2024: €49.5mApr 2024: €52.6mMay 2024: €51.7mJun 2024: €36.3mJul 2024: €33.1mAug 2024: €23.4mSept 2024: €16.6mOct 2024: €16.8mNov 2024: €16.9mDec 2024: €19.5mJan 2025: €26.2mFeb 2025: €31.8mMar 2025: €50.6mApr 2025: €46.1mMay 2025: €39.1mJun 2025: €33.2mJul 2025: €27.9mAug 2025: €20.8mSept 2025: €16.4mOct 2025: €16.5mNov 2025: €14.6mDec 2025: €19.3mJan 2026: €23.7mFeb 2026: €32.1mMar 2026: €37.1mApr 2026: €42.5mMay 2026: €33.1mJun 2026: €33.3mJul 2026: €28.6mAug 2026: €19.8m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
China €93.8m 29.6% -4.1%
United States €39m 12.3% +18%
United Kingdom €25.3m 8% -3.1%
India €23.8m 7.5% -15.3%
Morocco €12.9m 4.1% -50.8%
Bangladesh €12.7m 4% -38.5%
Vietnam €8.9m 2.8% +24.3%
Switzerland €8.8m 2.8% +15.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

6204.49 Women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers: dresses, of other textile materials

EU lines: 6204.49

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.

  • N340376 U.S. CBP 25 June 2024 · 6204.49.50.60

    The tariff classification of women’s garments from Turkey

  • 600011137 HMRC 6 September 2024 – 5 September 2027 · 6204 49 90 90

    A denim bunny pinny style outfit and comes with a bodysuit. The pinny is made from 100% woven denim and is embroidered with rabbits and flowers on the front and has two rounded pockets on the front and buttons down the middle. The straps are not adjustable. The bodysuit is short sleeved and made…

CN code 6204 49 10 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 6204.49 (women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers).

The third-country duty is 12%, and quantities are declared in p/st.

140 countries pay no duty in the EU thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as GSP-EBA and CARIFORUM, against a standard rate of 12%.

Imports of women's dresses of other fibres, woven (HS 6204.49) into the EU came to €316.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 8% on the year before); China supplied 30%, followed by United States.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 12%, the Türkiye duty is 12% and the US duty is 6.9%.

EU member states imported goods of subheading 6204.49 worth US$974m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was China, and the United Kingdom ranked 6th with US$20.6m.

Questions and answers

What is the EU import duty for CN code 6204 49 10?

The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 12%; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which countries get a lower rate on 6204 49 10?

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 6204.49 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was China (US$152.6m), followed by Morocco.