Subheading · Chapter 61 · Heading 6116

6116.92

6116.92: Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted: other, of cotton

Official description Of cotton

6116.92 is a six-digit subheading of heading 6116, gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted, chapter 61.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 8% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 5
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 6116 92 00 00 Of cotton 8%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 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)—8%
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 6.4%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£2.4m-20.2% · previous 12 months
Average import price£6.45 per kg
Jan 2024: £378kFeb 2024: £219kMar 2024: £260kApr 2024: £335kMay 2024: £170kJun 2024: £224kJul 2024: £199kAug 2024: £304kSept 2024: £215kOct 2024: £217kNov 2024: £217kDec 2024: £182kJan 2025: £236kFeb 2025: £345kMar 2025: £324kApr 2025: £324kMay 2025: £271kJun 2025: £105kJul 2025: £377kAug 2025: £133kSept 2025: £254kOct 2025: £286kNov 2025: £314kDec 2025: £217kJan 2026: £201kFeb 2026: £292kMar 2026: £144kApr 2026: £98kMay 2026: £137kJun 2026: £172kJul 2026: £151kAug 2026: £84k 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 £1.4m 59.9% +18.3%
Pakistan £738k 31.4% -47%
Italy £81k 3.4% -16.8%
United States £36k 1.5% -62.2%
India £32k 1.4% +92.7%
Türkiye £19k 0.8% -12.2%
Hong Kong SAR China £12k 0.5% +501%
Cambodia £6k 0.2% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

6116.92 · US$278m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$80kUS$80k+US$605k+US$3m+> US$8m

Exports: 122
  1. China: US$166m
  2. Pakistan: US$39m
  3. Vietnam: US$10m
  4. Uzbekistan: US$8m
  5. Bangladesh: US$6m
  6. Indonesia: US$5m
  7. Mexico: US$5m
  8. Armenia: US$4m
  9. Germany: US$4m
  10. Philippines: US$3m
  11. South Korea: US$3m
  12. Malaysia: US$3m
  13. India: US$2m
  14. United States: US$2m
  15. Netherlands: US$2m
  16. Czechia: US$1m
  17. Taiwan: US$1m
  18. Poland: US$1m
  19. France: US$979k
  20. Thailand: US$903k
  21. Italy: US$894k
  22. Hungary: US$880k
  23. Myanmar (Burma): US$824k
  24. Cambodia: US$769k
  25. Sri Lanka: US$753k
  26. Honduras: US$617k
  27. Denmark: US$605k
  28. Belgium: US$566k
  29. Austria: US$468k
  30. Russia: US$467k
  31. Hong Kong SAR China: US$466k
  32. Spain: US$424k
  33. Sweden: US$423k
  34. Japan: US$377k
  35. Chile: US$375k
  36. Portugal: US$345k
  37. Türkiye: US$297k
  38. United Kingdom: US$291k
  39. Switzerland: US$201k
  40. South Africa: US$183k
  41. Canada: US$152k
  42. Luxembourg: US$150k
  43. Slovenia: US$118k
  44. Tunisia: US$116k
  45. Lithuania: US$109k
  46. Dominican Republic: US$101k
  47. Slovakia: US$98k
  48. Greece: US$98k
  49. Singapore: US$97k
  50. Estonia: US$93k
  51. Cyprus: US$90k
  52. Morocco: US$84k
  53. Australia: US$80k
  54. Ireland: US$75k
  55. Kuwait: US$73k
  56. Romania: US$62k
  57. Brazil: US$59k
  58. North Macedonia: US$58k
  59. Bulgaria: US$57k
  60. Argentina: US$57k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$166m 59.5%
2 Pakistan US$39m 14.1%
3 Vietnam US$10m 3.5%
4 Uzbekistan US$8m 2.7%
5 Bangladesh US$6m 2.1%
6 Indonesia US$5m 1.7%
7 Mexico US$5m 1.7%
8 Armenia US$4m 1.5%
9 Germany US$4m 1.3%
10 Philippines US$3m 1.1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$40m 14.3%
2 Japan US$37m 13.1%
3 Malaysia US$16m 5.6%
4 Russia US$14m 5.2%
5 Germany US$14m 5.1%
6 Canada US$10m 3.5%
7 South Korea US$10m 3.5%
8 Singapore US$8m 2.8%
9 Saudi Arabia US$7m 2.5%
10 United Arab Emirates US$7m 2.4%

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
  • 16number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 98%highest: Ecuador, Zimbabwe, Kiribati

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 13% 2023
Aruba 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 20% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 20% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 13% 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 30% 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 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 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 98%* 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 40% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 30% 2023
Ethiopia 35% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 8.9% 2023
Fiji 5% 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 13% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 60% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 13% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 30% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 42%* 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) 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 30% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 20% 2023
New Zealand 5% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 18% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 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 13% 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 30% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 3.4%* 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 20% 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 33%* 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 39% 2023
Tuvalu 23% 2017 · HS 2017
Ukraine 8.9% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 8% 2023
United States 11% 0% – 24% 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 85%* 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
84692 Other gloves, mittens & mitts, knitted/crocheted
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 413202
CPC 2.1 product
28229 Gloves, shawls, scarves, veils, ties, cravats and other made-up clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted; knitted or crocheted parts of garments or of clothing accessories
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1410 Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20176116.92changed
20126116.92changed
20076116.92changed
20026116.92changed
19966116.92changed
19926116.92changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 6

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.

  • N342139 U.S. CBP 11 September 2024 · 6116.92.88.00

    The tariff classification of gloves from Pakistan

  • N317556 U.S. CBP 11 March 2021 · 6116.92.88.00

    The tariff classification of items from Serbia

  • N303361 U.S. CBP 3 April 2019 · 6116.92.88.00

    The tariff classification of gloves from Sri Lanka and Pakistan

  • N286044 U.S. CBP 7 June 2017 · 6116.92.88.00

    The tariff classification of gloves from Pakistan

  • N273602 U.S. CBP 22 March 2016 · 6116.92.88.00

    The tariff classification of gloves from Pakistan.

  • 600011603 HMRC 11 December 2024 – 10 December 2027 · 6116 92 00 00

    The item is a work glove, designed to be used as safety glove in industrial environments. It is made of knitted cotton and lycra textile. 6 pairs of gloves wrapped and packaged in paper band.

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

  1. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 433 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-22 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

Rule changes →

Subheading 6116.92 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 8%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 6116.92; the duty is 8.9%.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 8%; 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 £2.4m (down 20% on the year before), at an average of £6.45 per kg; China supplied 60%, followed by Pakistan.

World trade in these goods reached US$278m in 2024, down 11.9% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 59.5% of the total, ahead of Pakistan.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted: other, of cotton?

Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted: other, of cotton fall under HS subheading 6116.92, part of heading 6116, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6116.92 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6116.92 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8.9%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted?

China, with US$166m in 2024 (59.5% 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 8% 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 (60%), Pakistan (31%) and Italy (3%), out of total imports of £2.4m.

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