Subheading · Chapter 61 · Heading 6116
6116.93: Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted: other, of synthetic fibres
Synthetic knitted gloves
Official description Of synthetic fibres
6116.93 is the HS subheading for synthetic knitted gloves, under heading 6116 in chapter 61.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6116 93 00 00 Of synthetic fibres 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 8% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 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, 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") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, 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 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) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £21.4m | 70.4% | -21.7% |
 Vietnam | £2.3m | 7.6% | +2.3% |
 Pakistan | £1.4m | 4.8% | -13.6% |
 Cambodia | £995k | 3.3% | +5.7% |
 Indonesia | £990k | 3.3% | -13.7% |
 Italy | £539k | 1.8% | +17% |
 Ireland | £507k | 1.7% | +31.1% |
 Sri Lanka | £396k | 1.3% | -23.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 8.9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 8.9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free – 18.6% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 10% · 2× specific or compound duty 
Canada 18% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Mexico 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Peru 11% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Japan 5.3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 12% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway 5.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 17.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$150kUS$150k+US$3m+US$12m+> US$42m
Exports: 139
- China: US$734m
- Vietnam: US$110m
- Indonesia: US$66m
- Germany: US$42m
- Pakistan: US$40m
- Cambodia: US$24m
- France: US$23m
- Netherlands: US$21m
- Philippines: US$19m
- Poland: US$18m
- Italy: US$18m
- Belgium: US$14m
- Spain: US$13m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$12m
- United States: US$11m
- Canada: US$11m
- Sweden: US$10m
- Tunisia: US$10m
- Egypt: US$9m
- South Korea: US$9m
- India: US$9m
- Malaysia: US$8m
- Bangladesh: US$8m
- Czechia: US$7m
- Sri Lanka: US$6m
- Denmark: US$6m
- Thailand: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Austria: US$5m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- Mexico: US$4m
- Honduras: US$4m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Japan: US$959k
- Ireland: US$952k
- Luxembourg: US$839k
- Armenia: US$797k
- Slovenia: US$762k
- Russia: US$757k
- Finland: US$679k
- Latvia: US$671k
- Lithuania: US$659k
- Singapore: US$494k
- Guatemala: US$471k
- Serbia: US$435k
- South Africa: US$390k
- Ukraine: US$335k
- Estonia: US$316k
- Mauritius: US$310k
- Australia: US$297k
- Norway: US$259k
- Peru: US$235k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$351kUS$351k+US$2m+US$15m+> US$46m
Imports: 209
- United States: US$222m
- Japan: US$157m
- Germany: US$98m
- France: US$72m
- South Korea: US$67m
- Canada: US$48m
- United Kingdom: US$46m
- Russia: US$45m
- Netherlands: US$44m
- Poland: US$39m
- Spain: US$30m
- Belgium: US$29m
- Italy: US$26m
- India: US$26m
- Austria: US$22m
- Vietnam: US$22m
- Czechia: US$21m
- Sweden: US$18m
- Mexico: US$18m
- Switzerland: US$15m
- Malaysia: US$15m
- Denmark: US$13m
- Brazil: US$10m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$10m
- Slovakia: US$9m
- Australia: US$8m
- Kazakhstan: US$8m
- Türkiye: US$8m
- Norway: US$8m
- Finland: US$8m
- Romania: US$7m
- China: US$7m
- Taiwan: US$7m
- Ireland: US$6m
- Ukraine: US$6m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Chile: US$5m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Pakistan: US$4m
- Colombia: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Sri Lanka: US$3m
- Iraq: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Peru: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Bangladesh: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Algeria: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$734m | 55.7% |
| 2 | Vietnam | US$110m | 8.3% |
| 3 | Indonesia | US$66m | 5% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$42m | 3.2% |
| 5 | Pakistan | US$40m | 3% |
| 6 | Cambodia | US$24m | 1.8% |
| 7 |  France | US$23m | 1.7% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$21m | 1.6% |
| 9 |  Philippines | US$19m | 1.4% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$18m | 1.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$222m | 16.8% |
| 2 | Japan | US$157m | 11.9% |
| 3 | Germany | US$98m | 7.5% |
| 4 | France | US$72m | 5.4% |
| 5 |  South Korea | US$67m | 5.1% |
| 6 | Canada | US$48m | 3.6% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$46m | 3.5% |
| 8 |  Russia | US$45m | 3.4% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$44m | 3.4% |
| 10 | Poland | US$39m | 2.9% |
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)
- 62%highest: Liechtenstein, Zimbabwe, Kiribati
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data 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 | 14% | 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 | 14% | 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 | 55%* | 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 | 0% | 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 | 5.3% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 14% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 60% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 14% | 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 | 62%* | 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 | 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 | 5.6% | 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 | 14% | 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 | 1.6%* | 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 | 40%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 20% | 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 | 10% | 0% – 19% | 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 | 61%* | 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
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6116.93 | changed |
| 2012 | 6116.93 | changed |
| 2007 | 6116.93 | changed |
| 2002 | 6116.93 | changed |
| 1996 | 6116.93 | changed |
| 1992 | 6116.93 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 35
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.
- N352488 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a glove and a mitt from Sri Lanka
- N357842 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an upper body garment and a pair of gloves from China
- N345960 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of gloves from Sri Lanka
- N343677 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of gloves from Vietnam
- N329415 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of gloves from China
- N318207 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin marking of glove parts from China
- 600014036 HMRC
Product is a pair of knitted thermal patterned gloves that cover the whole hand. They are made from acyclic textile and elastane knitted together. They come in 3 different colour variations. The gloves are not impregnated, laminated or coated with plastic or rubber. Packaged on a hang tag.
- 600014037 HMRC
Product is a pair of knitted thermal patterned half finger gloves. They are made from acyclic textile and elastane knitted together. They come in 3 different colour variations. The gloves are not impregnated, laminated or coated with plastic or rubber. Packaged on a hang tag.
- 600012316 HMRC
A pair of knitted gloves. These are made from acrylic. The gloves are lined and have a ribbed cuff. The gloves are available in full-and half-fingered styles. Imported in boxes of 144.
- 600011581 HMRC
Unisex knitted gloves Materials: 94% polypropylene, 6% spandex Inner: 100% nylon
- 600011582 HMRC
Unisex knitted gloves Materials: 94% polypropylene, 6% spandex Inner: 100% nylon
- 600011548 HMRC
Industrial work glove. Seamless knitted nylon textile. Available with a short or long cuff. Grey or white colour. 10 pairs wrapped in paper banding.
35 rulings in total for this code
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 433 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-22 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 6116.93; the duty is 8%.
Subheading 6116.93 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 8.9%.
173 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 8%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of synthetic knitted gloves into the UK came to £30.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 18% on the year before); China supplied 70%, followed by Vietnam.
In 2024, countries exported synthetic knitted gloves worth US$1bn (−4.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$734m), followed by Vietnam.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted: other, of synthetic fibres?
Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted: other, of synthetic fibres fall under HS subheading 6116.93, 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 6116.93 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 6116.93 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$734m in 2024 (55.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export synthetic knitted gloves 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 synthetic knitted gloves?
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 synthetic knitted gloves from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (70%), Vietnam (8%) and Pakistan (5%), out of total imports of £30.4m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.