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%+3pa
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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | 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 100% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line 
USA Free – 18.6% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 10% · 2× specific or compound duty The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$149.9kUS$149.9k+US$3.4m+US$11.7m+> US$41.8m
Exports: 139
- China: US$733.6m
- Vietnam: US$109.6m
- Indonesia: US$65.8m
- Germany: US$41.8m
- Pakistan: US$39.8m
- Cambodia: US$23.6m
- France: US$22.7m
- Netherlands: US$20.7m
- Philippines: US$19m
- Poland: US$17.9m
- Italy: US$17.7m
- Belgium: US$14.4m
- Spain: US$13.3m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$11.7m
- United States: US$11m
- Canada: US$10.9m
- Sweden: US$10.1m
- Tunisia: US$9.5m
- Egypt: US$9.3m
- South Korea: US$9m
- India: US$8.7m
- Malaysia: US$8.4m
- Bangladesh: US$7.9m
- Czechia: US$7.5m
- Sri Lanka: US$6.4m
- Denmark: US$6.3m
- Thailand: US$5.9m
- Taiwan: US$5.3m
- Austria: US$4.8m
- United Kingdom: US$4.2m
- Mexico: US$4m
- Honduras: US$4m
- Portugal: US$3.4m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$2.9m
- Switzerland: US$2.8m
- Argentina: US$1.6m
- Morocco: US$1.6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.4m
- Türkiye: US$1.4m
- Romania: US$1.3m
- Japan: US$959.4k
- Ireland: US$951.5k
- Luxembourg: US$839.3k
- Armenia: US$796.9k
- Slovenia: US$761.6k
- Russia: US$757.1k
- Finland: US$679.4k
- Latvia: US$670.8k
- Lithuania: US$659.1k
- Singapore: US$493.6k
- Guatemala: US$470.9k
- Serbia: US$434.6k
- South Africa: US$390.4k
- Ukraine: US$335k
- Estonia: US$316.2k
- Mauritius: US$309.7k
- Australia: US$297.4k
- Norway: US$258.5k
- Peru: US$235.3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$351.3kUS$351.3k+US$2.3m+US$14.9m+> US$45.8m
Imports: 209
- United States: US$221.6m
- Japan: US$156.6m
- Germany: US$98.4m
- France: US$71.6m
- South Korea: US$66.7m
- Canada: US$47.9m
- United Kingdom: US$45.8m
- Russia: US$44.9m
- Netherlands: US$44.4m
- Poland: US$38.5m
- Spain: US$30.5m
- Belgium: US$29.1m
- Italy: US$26.1m
- India: US$25.9m
- Austria: US$22.3m
- Vietnam: US$22.3m
- Czechia: US$20.8m
- Sweden: US$18m
- Mexico: US$18m
- Switzerland: US$15.3m
- Malaysia: US$14.9m
- Denmark: US$12.7m
- Brazil: US$10.5m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$9.7m
- Slovakia: US$8.8m
- Australia: US$8.5m
- Kazakhstan: US$8.2m
- Türkiye: US$7.7m
- Norway: US$7.7m
- Finland: US$7.6m
- Romania: US$7.3m
- China: US$6.9m
- Taiwan: US$6.7m
- Ireland: US$6.3m
- Ukraine: US$5.9m
- Hungary: US$5.9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5.5m
- South Africa: US$4.7m
- Chile: US$4.6m
- Thailand: US$4.1m
- Pakistan: US$4m
- Colombia: US$3.9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3.9m
- Portugal: US$3.6m
- Sri Lanka: US$3.2m
- Iraq: US$3.1m
- Singapore: US$2.7m
- Slovenia: US$2.6m
- Lithuania: US$2.5m
- Peru: US$2.4m
- Philippines: US$2.3m
- New Zealand: US$2.2m
- Indonesia: US$2.1m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Latvia: US$1.8m
- Bangladesh: US$1.8m
- Israel: US$1.8m
- Algeria: US$1.7m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$733.6m | 55.7% |
| 2 | Vietnam | US$109.6m | 8.3% |
| 3 | Indonesia | US$65.8m | 5% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$41.8m | 3.2% |
| 5 | Pakistan | US$39.8m | 3% |
| 6 | Cambodia | US$23.6m | 1.8% |
| 7 |  France | US$22.7m | 1.7% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$20.7m | 1.6% |
| 9 |  Philippines | US$19m | 1.4% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$17.9m | 1.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$221.6m | 16.8% |
| 2 |  Japan | US$156.6m | 11.9% |
| 3 | Germany | US$98.4m | 7.5% |
| 4 | France | US$71.6m | 5.4% |
| 5 |  South Korea | US$66.7m | 5.1% |
| 6 |  Canada | US$47.9m | 3.6% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$45.8m | 3.5% |
| 8 |  Russia | US$44.9m | 3.4% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$44.4m | 3.4% |
| 10 | Poland | US$38.5m | 2.9% |
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%.
174 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$1.3bn (−4.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$733.6m), followed by Vietnam.
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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$733.6m in 2024 (55.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export synthetic knitted gloves to the UK duty-free?
174 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.