Subheading · Chapter 61 · Heading 6103

6103.23

6103.23: Men's or boys' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers: ensembles, of synthetic fibres

Official description Of synthetic fibres

6103.23 is a six-digit subheading of heading 6103, men's or boys' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace…, chapter 61.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 12% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 5
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 6103 23 00 00 Of synthetic fibres 12%p/st

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 2

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 598
    Documents
    • 9014
  • 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
    2020 No. 1431
    Documents
    • C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)

Import requirements 5

  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
    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
    S.I. 2019/411
    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
    S.I. 2009/1056
    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
    2018 No. 1034
    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)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—12%
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 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, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
European Union (including code "EU")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu

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)
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 more

Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands

Free
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia Free
UK–Andorra agreement Andorra Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Switzerland agreement Switzerland Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Chile agreement Chile Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla Free
UK–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
UK–Israel agreement Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Iceland agreement Iceland Free
UK–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
UK–Japan agreement Japan Free
UK–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
UK–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
UK–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
UK–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–Mexico agreement Mexico Free
UK–Norway agreement Norway Free
UK–New Zealand agreement New Zealand Free
UK–Peru agreement Peru Free
UK–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
UK–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
UK–Serbia agreement Serbia Free
UK–Solomon Islands agreement Solomon Islands Free
UK–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
UK–San Marino agreement San Marino Free
UK–Tunisia agreement Tunisia Free
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye Free
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free
DCTS Standard Indonesia 9.6%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£7.4m+4.1% · previous 12 months
Average import price£12.96 per kg
Jan 2024: £310kFeb 2024: £221kMar 2024: £499kApr 2024: £434kMay 2024: £400kJun 2024: £353kJul 2024: £680kAug 2024: £756kSept 2024: £841kOct 2024: £838kNov 2024: £672kDec 2024: £426kJan 2025: £477kFeb 2025: £489kMar 2025: £778kApr 2025: £675kMay 2025: £386kJun 2025: £350kJul 2025: £599kAug 2025: £601kSept 2025: £1mOct 2025: £669kNov 2025: £474kDec 2025: £659kJan 2026: £349kFeb 2026: £473kMar 2026: £585kApr 2026: £732kMay 2026: £314kJun 2026: £827kJul 2026: £356kAug 2026: £954k 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 £4.2m 57% +19.7%
Bangladesh £820k 11% +81%
Vietnam £629k 8.5% +68.8%
Myanmar (Burma) £520k 7% +127.3%
Türkiye £447k 6% -63.7%
Pakistan £367k 4.9% -32.9%
India £154k 2.1% -62.3%
Indonesia £80k 1.1% -28.4%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

6103.23 · US$274m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$53kUS$53k+US$475k+US$3m+> US$8m

Exports: 108
  1. China: US$176m
  2. Türkiye: US$21m
  3. India: US$11m
  4. Italy: US$8m
  5. Thailand: US$6m
  6. Cambodia: US$5m
  7. Spain: US$5m
  8. Bangladesh: US$4m
  9. Pakistan: US$4m
  10. Vietnam: US$3m
  11. France: US$3m
  12. Portugal: US$3m
  13. Indonesia: US$3m
  14. Myanmar (Burma): US$2m
  15. Germany: US$2m
  16. Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
  17. Netherlands: US$2m
  18. Austria: US$1m
  19. Poland: US$1m
  20. United Kingdom: US$999k
  21. United States: US$902k
  22. Denmark: US$836k
  23. Belgium: US$666k
  24. Mexico: US$649k
  25. Madagascar: US$643k
  26. Malaysia: US$570k
  27. Bulgaria: US$475k
  28. Greece: US$418k
  29. Egypt: US$409k
  30. Peru: US$386k
  31. Romania: US$382k
  32. Sweden: US$322k
  33. Chile: US$315k
  34. Tunisia: US$281k
  35. Morocco: US$244k
  36. Russia: US$237k
  37. Guatemala: US$236k
  38. Uzbekistan: US$232k
  39. Brazil: US$228k
  40. South Africa: US$144k
  41. Czechia: US$140k
  42. Taiwan: US$111k
  43. Hungary: US$108k
  44. Norway: US$105k
  45. Lithuania: US$95k
  46. Kuwait: US$93k
  47. Japan: US$89k
  48. Lebanon: US$70k
  49. Singapore: US$62k
  50. Albania: US$62k
  51. Colombia: US$54k
  52. Switzerland: US$54k
  53. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$53k
  54. Kenya: US$53k
  55. Australia: US$48k
  56. Slovakia: US$48k
  57. Ireland: US$47k
  58. Finland: US$46k
  59. South Korea: US$43k
  60. Saudi Arabia: US$43k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$176m 64.4%
2 Türkiye US$21m 7.5%
3 India US$11m 3.9%
4 Italy US$8m 2.8%
5 Thailand US$6m 2.1%
6 Cambodia US$5m 2%
7 Spain US$5m 1.8%
8 Bangladesh US$4m 1.6%
9 Pakistan US$4m 1.6%
10 Vietnam US$3m 1.2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Iraq US$24m 8.6%
2 Japan US$17m 6.1%
3 United Arab Emirates US$17m 6.1%
4 Spain US$12m 4.5%
5 Algeria US$11m 4.2%
6 France US$11m 4.1%
7 United Kingdom US$11m 3.9%
8 Germany US$9m 3.3%
9 Netherlands US$9m 3.2%
10 Poland US$8m 3%

Import duty on this product around the world 163

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

  • 20%median duty
  • 13number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 60%highest: Barbados, Kiribati, Zimbabwe

163

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 10% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 20% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 35% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 15%* 2023
Aruba 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 20% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 60% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 19%* 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 20% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 6.5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 15% 2022
Botswana 40% 2023
Brazil 35% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cambodia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 18% 2023
Cape Verde 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 10% 2023
Colombia 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 14% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 46%* 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 40% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 40% 2023
Ethiopia 35% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 12% 2023
Fiji 15% 2023
French Polynesia 15% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 20% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 20% 2023
Gibraltar 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 20% 2023
Indonesia 25% 2023
Iran 55% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 20% 2023
Japan 11% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 15%* 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 60% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 19%* 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 27%* 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 40% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 24%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 40% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 20% 2023
New Zealand 10% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 18% 2023
Norway 11% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 15% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 10% 2023
Papua New Guinea 15% 2023
Paraguay 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 11% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 15% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 19%* 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 20% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 40% 2023
South Korea 13% 2023
Sri Lanka 4.4%* 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 25% 2023
St Lucia 20% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 20% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 20% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 21%* 2023
Syria 30% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 17% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 30% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 42% 2023
Tuvalu 23% 2017 · HS 2017
Ukraine 12% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 12% 2023
Uruguay 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 33%* 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 15% 2023
Venezuela 35% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 20% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 10% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 25% 2023
Zimbabwe 59%* 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4
84322 Ensembles, men's/boys', of knitted/crocheted textile materials
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 413202
CPC 2.1 product
28221 Men's or boys' suits, coats, jackets, trousers, shorts and the like, knitted or crocheted
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1410 Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20176103.23unchanged
20126103.23unchanged
20076103.23unchanged
20026103.23unchanged
19966103.23unchanged
19926103.23unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Subheading 6103.23 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 12%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 6103.23; the duty is 12%.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 12%; 173 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £7.4m (up 4% on the year before), at an average of £12.96 per kg; China supplied 57%, followed by Bangladesh.

World trade in these goods reached US$274m in 2024, up 14.1% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 64.4% of the total, ahead of Türkiye.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for men's or boys' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers: ensembles, of synthetic fibres?

Men's or boys' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers: ensembles, of synthetic fibres fall under HS subheading 6103.23, part of heading 6103, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on men's or boys' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6103.23 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 12%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on men's or boys' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6103.23 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 12%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most men's or boys' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers?

China, with US$176m in 2024 (64.4% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

173 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 12% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (57%), Bangladesh (11%) and Vietnam (9%), out of total imports of £7.4m.

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