Subheading · Chapter 62 · Heading 6201
6201.20: Of wool or fine animal hair
6201.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 6201, men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, chapter 62.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6201 20 00 00 Of wool or fine animal hair 12%p/st
- Overcoats, raincoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks and similar articles 12%p/st
- 6201 20 00 11 Hand-made ponchos 12%p/st
- 6201 20 00 19 Other 12%p/st
- 6201 20 00 91 Other 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
- 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
- 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) | — | 12% |
| 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, Vietnam | 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–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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £20.7m | 49.4% | +12.7% |
 China | £7.3m | 17.5% | -10.2% |
 Romania | £1.7m | 4.2% | -25.4% |
 Portugal | £1.2m | 3% | -13.4% |
 Vietnam | £1.1m | 2.7% | +12.1% |
 Bulgaria | £1.1m | 2.6% | +23.9% |
 India | £990k | 2.4% | +25.5% |
 France | £886k | 2.1% | +111% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$263.2kUS$263.2k+US$3.3m+US$13.8m+> US$46.7m
Exports: 146
- Italy: US$301.5m
- China: US$194.6m
- France: US$58.9m
- Vietnam: US$52.5m
- Germany: US$46.7m
- Romania: US$41.8m
- Spain: US$31.6m
- Switzerland: US$28.1m
- Morocco: US$20.3m
- Türkiye: US$19.7m
- Poland: US$18.7m
- Ukraine: US$18.6m
- Portugal: US$17.6m
- United Kingdom: US$17.3m
- Netherlands: US$13.8m
- Cambodia: US$12.9m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$10.2m
- United States: US$10.1m
- Chile: US$9.2m
- Indonesia: US$9.1m
- Bulgaria: US$9m
- India: US$8.4m
- Denmark: US$7.2m
- Japan: US$6.9m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$6.2m
- Dominican Republic: US$6m
- Bangladesh: US$5.8m
- Tunisia: US$4.9m
- Canada: US$4.6m
- Albania: US$4.2m
- Austria: US$3.8m
- Sweden: US$3.8m
- Macao SAR China: US$3.7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3.5m
- Egypt: US$3.4m
- Slovakia: US$3.3m
- South Korea: US$3.3m
- Mexico: US$3m
- Belgium: US$2.9m
- Moldova: US$2.9m
- Czechia: US$2.8m
- Lithuania: US$2.2m
- Singapore: US$1.6m
- North Macedonia: US$1.6m
- Hungary: US$1.5m
- Thailand: US$1.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.4m
- Uzbekistan: US$1.3m
- Serbia: US$1.3m
- Philippines: US$1.3m
- Russia: US$1.2m
- Armenia: US$1.2m
- Guatemala: US$1.1m
- Taiwan: US$981.6k
- Sri Lanka: US$958.2k
- Croatia: US$897.6k
- Peru: US$801.2k
- Latvia: US$790.7k
- Greece: US$772.6k
- Syria: US$703k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$135.5kUS$135.5k+US$1.6m+US$11.5m+> US$67.3m
Imports: 187
- United States: US$120.8m
- Germany: US$92.3m
- France: US$73.9m
- China: US$73.2m
- Italy: US$70.2m
- South Korea: US$67.3m
- Japan: US$57.4m
- United Kingdom: US$50.1m
- Spain: US$45.3m
- Poland: US$40.5m
- Switzerland: US$38.4m
- Netherlands: US$32m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$30.1m
- Canada: US$22m
- Austria: US$20.5m
- Chile: US$17.8m
- Türkiye: US$16.3m
- Sweden: US$14.7m
- Denmark: US$11.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$11.5m
- Russia: US$10.7m
- Belgium: US$10.3m
- Peru: US$9.4m
- Kazakhstan: US$9.2m
- Australia: US$8.2m
- Greece: US$6.6m
- Portugal: US$5.9m
- Norway: US$5.8m
- Czechia: US$5.5m
- Romania: US$5.5m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Mexico: US$4.9m
- Macao SAR China: US$4.7m
- Singapore: US$4.6m
- Ireland: US$4.5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4.3m
- Brazil: US$2.7m
- Croatia: US$2.7m
- Finland: US$2.3m
- Armenia: US$2.1m
- Slovakia: US$1.9m
- New Zealand: US$1.8m
- India: US$1.8m
- Qatar: US$1.8m
- Hungary: US$1.7m
- Thailand: US$1.6m
- Ukraine: US$1.6m
- Serbia: US$1.6m
- Uzbekistan: US$1.6m
- Luxembourg: US$1.6m
- Bulgaria: US$1.6m
- Kuwait: US$1.4m
- Lithuania: US$1.2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$1.2m
- Israel: US$1.1m
- Slovenia: US$1.1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Azerbaijan: US$1m
- Georgia: US$946.7k
- Latvia: US$895.1k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | US$301.5m | 28.3% |
| 2 | China | US$194.6m | 18.3% |
| 3 | France | US$58.9m | 5.5% |
| 4 | Vietnam | US$52.5m | 4.9% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$46.7m | 4.4% |
| 6 | Romania | US$41.8m | 3.9% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$31.6m | 3% |
| 8 |  Switzerland | US$28.1m | 2.6% |
| 9 |  Morocco | US$20.3m | 1.9% |
| 10 |  Türkiye | US$19.7m | 1.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$120.8m | 11.4% |
| 2 | Germany | US$92.3m | 8.7% |
| 3 | France | US$73.9m | 6.9% |
| 4 | China | US$73.2m | 6.9% |
| 5 | Italy | US$70.2m | 6.6% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$67.3m | 6.3% |
| 7 |  Japan | US$57.4m | 5.4% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$50.1m | 4.7% |
| 9 | Spain | US$45.3m | 4.3% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$40.5m | 3.8% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N337067 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a men’s woven jacket from Vietnam
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 6201.11, 6201.91.
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 6201.20 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 12%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 6201.20; 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 £42m (up 4% on the year before), at an average of £89.86 per kg; Italy supplied 49%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$1.1bn in 2024, down 4% on 2023.
Italy was the largest exporter with 28.3% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of wool or fine animal hair?
Of wool or fine animal hair fall under HS subheading 6201.20, part of heading 6201, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of wool or fine animal hair in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6201.20 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 of wool or fine animal hair in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6201.20 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 of wool or fine animal hair?
Italy, with US$301.5m in 2024 (28.3% 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 Italy (49%), China (18%) and Romania (4%), out of total imports of £42m.