Subheading · Chapter 61 · Heading 6115

6115.95

6115.95: Pantyhose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery: other, of cotton

Cotton socks and hosiery

Official description Of cotton

6115.95 is the HS subheading for cotton socks and hosiery, under heading 6115 in 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: 3
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 6115 95 00 00 Of cotton 12%pa

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 3

  • 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

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 AmericaQuota 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£262.6m-8.2% · previous 12 months
Average import price£11.01 per kg
Jan 2024: £21.6mFeb 2024: £21.4mMar 2024: £19mApr 2024: £22.7mMay 2024: £22.6mJun 2024: £23.8mJul 2024: £21.8mAug 2024: £24.8mSept 2024: £22.3mOct 2024: £29.6mNov 2024: £28.1mDec 2024: £21.2mJan 2025: £18.4mFeb 2025: £19.5mMar 2025: £24.3mApr 2025: £24.9mMay 2025: £23.5mJun 2025: £22.1mJul 2025: £24.5mAug 2025: £27.7mSept 2025: £23.6mOct 2025: £29.1mNov 2025: £24.8mDec 2025: £20.5mJan 2026: £18.9mFeb 2026: £20.8mMar 2026: £18.8mApr 2026: £18.3mMay 2026: £25.4mJun 2026: £18.8mJul 2026: £22.2mAug 2026: £21.5m 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
Türkiye £86.8m 33.1% -8.9%
China £70.1m 26.7% -13.6%
Pakistan £53m 20.2% -3%
Cambodia £13.5m 5.2% +64%
Vietnam £10m 3.8% -10.7%
India £5.4m 2% -41.5%
Sri Lanka £4.3m 1.6% +60%
Portugal £3.7m 1.4% -0.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

6115.95 · US$6bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$439kUS$439k+US$8m+US$65m+> US$244m

Exports: 186
  1. China: US$2bn
  2. Türkiye: US$779m
  3. Pakistan: US$605m
  4. Germany: US$335m
  5. Vietnam: US$244m
  6. Netherlands: US$231m
  7. Italy: US$157m
  8. Honduras: US$141m
  9. Poland: US$132m
  10. Belgium: US$111m
  11. Portugal: US$85m
  12. France: US$84m
  13. Cambodia: US$83m
  14. Indonesia: US$82m
  15. Croatia: US$77m
  16. El Salvador: US$68m
  17. Thailand: US$65m
  18. Spain: US$50m
  19. India: US$42m
  20. Sri Lanka: US$39m
  21. Uzbekistan: US$39m
  22. Slovakia: US$37m
  23. South Korea: US$36m
  24. Czechia: US$35m
  25. Serbia: US$32m
  26. Austria: US$28m
  27. Denmark: US$24m
  28. United Kingdom: US$22m
  29. United States: US$21m
  30. Paraguay: US$20m
  31. Bangladesh: US$19m
  32. Egypt: US$18m
  33. Hungary: US$17m
  34. Philippines: US$16m
  35. Myanmar (Burma): US$15m
  36. Sweden: US$15m
  37. Bulgaria: US$13m
  38. Taiwan: US$11m
  39. Argentina: US$11m
  40. Mexico: US$11m
  41. Slovenia: US$10m
  42. United Arab Emirates: US$8m
  43. Japan: US$7m
  44. Latvia: US$5m
  45. Greece: US$5m
  46. Ukraine: US$5m
  47. Russia: US$5m
  48. Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
  49. Romania: US$5m
  50. Switzerland: US$5m
  51. Colombia: US$4m
  52. South Africa: US$4m
  53. Morocco: US$4m
  54. Peru: US$4m
  55. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4m
  56. Singapore: US$3m
  57. Kyrgyzstan: US$3m
  58. Tunisia: US$3m
  59. Ireland: US$3m
  60. Estonia: US$2m

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$2bn 37.7%
2 Türkiye US$779m 12.2%
3 Pakistan US$605m 9.5%
4 Germany US$335m 5.2%
5 Vietnam US$244m 3.8%
6 Netherlands US$231m 3.6%
7 Italy US$157m 2.5%
8 Honduras US$141m 2.2%
9 Poland US$132m 2.1%
10 Belgium US$111m 1.7%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$718m 11.2%
2 United States US$707m 11.1%
3 France US$372m 5.8%
4 United Kingdom US$364m 5.7%
5 Netherlands US$344m 5.4%
6 Russia US$317m 5%
7 Italy US$283m 4.4%
8 Poland US$280m 4.4%
9 Japan US$208m 3.3%
10 Spain US$205m 3.2%

Import duty on this product around the world 161

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.

  • 16%median duty
  • 15number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 66%highest: Zimbabwe, Ecuador, Iran

161

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 10% 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 20% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 10% 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 45% 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 16% 2023
Cape Verde 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 6% 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 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 18% 15% – 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 55%* 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 40% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 45% 2023
Ethiopia 35% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 12% 2023
Fiji 0% 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 7.4% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 10% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 45% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 14%* 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 25% 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) 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 45% 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 8.3% 5.9% – 11% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 3% 0% – 6% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 10% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 11% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 15% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 5% 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 45% 2023
South Korea 13% 2023
Sri Lanka 10%* 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 15% 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 15%* 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
United States 12% 10% – 14% 2023
Uruguay 20% 2023 · 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 66%* 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
84629 Other hosiery, knitted/crocheted
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 413202
CPC 2.1 product
28210 Panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, knitted or crocheted
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1430 Manufacture of knitted and crocheted apparel

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20176115.95unchanged
20126115.95unchanged
20076115.95unchanged
20026115.92changed
19966115.92changed
19926115.92changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 18

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.

  • N330062 U.S. CBP 1 February 2023 · 6115.95.90.00

    The tariff classification of footwear from China

  • N329004 U.S. CBP 21 November 2022 · 6115.95.90.00

    The tariff classification of a sock from China

  • N321718 U.S. CBP 14 October 2021 · 6115.95.90.00

    The tariff classification of socks from China

  • N321723 U.S. CBP 14 October 2021 · 6115.95.90.00

    The tariff classification of socks from China

  • N320405 U.S. CBP 14 July 2021 · 6115.95.90.00

    The tariff classification of socks from China

  • N304090 U.S. CBP 16 May 2019 · 6115.95.90.00

    The tariff classification of socks with sensors from France

18 rulings in total for this code

Subheading 6115.95 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 12%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 6115.95; 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 cotton socks and hosiery worth £262.6m (down 8% on the year before), at an average of £11.01 per kg; Türkiye supplied 33%, followed by China.

World trade in cotton socks and hosiery reached US$6bn in 2024, up 1.2% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 37.7% of the total, ahead of Türkiye.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for pantyhose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery: other, of cotton?

Pantyhose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery: other, of cotton fall under HS subheading 6115.95, part of heading 6115, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on pantyhose, tights, stockings, socks and other… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6115.95 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 pantyhose, tights, stockings, socks and other… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6115.95 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 pantyhose, tights, stockings, socks and other…?

China, with US$2bn in 2024 (37.7% of world exports).

Which countries can export cotton socks and hosiery 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 cotton socks and hosiery?

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 cotton socks and hosiery from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Türkiye (33%), China (27%) and Pakistan (20%), out of total imports of £262.6m.

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