Subheading · Chapter 62 · Heading 6203

6203.41

6203.41: Of wool or fine animal hair

Subheading 6203.41 belongs to heading 6203 (men's or boys' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace…) in chapter 62.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 12% standard rate · across 3 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 6
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 6203 41 00 00 Of wool or fine animal hair p/st
  2. 6203 41 10 00 Trousers and breeches 12%p/st
  3. 6203 41 30 00 Bib and brace overalls 12%p/st
  4. 6203 41 90 00 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
    • 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 6

  • 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 - CITES
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2021 No. 54
    Documents
    • C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
    • Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
  • 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)—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£35m+8.4% · previous 12 months
Average import price£55.53 per kg
Jan 2024: £2.7mFeb 2024: £2.3mMar 2024: £2.4mApr 2024: £2.1mMay 2024: £2.1mJun 2024: £2.3mJul 2024: £2.3mAug 2024: £2.5mSept 2024: £2.6mOct 2024: £3.1mNov 2024: £2.4mDec 2024: £1.8mJan 2025: £2.5mFeb 2025: £2.1mMar 2025: £2.9mApr 2025: £2.1mMay 2025: £2.4mJun 2025: £2.9mJul 2025: £3.3mAug 2025: £4.2mSept 2025: £3.2mOct 2025: £3.5mNov 2025: £2.6mDec 2025: £2.4mJan 2026: £2.8mFeb 2026: £2.9mMar 2026: £2.7mApr 2026: £2.7mMay 2026: £2.5mJun 2026: £3mJul 2026: £3.3mAug 2026: £3.5m 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
China £7.6m 21.8% +8.8%
Italy £7.1m 20.4% +0%
India £2.7m 7.7% +23.6%
Portugal £2.6m 7.4% +29.8%
Cambodia £2.5m 7.2% +30.7%
Vietnam £2.4m 6.8% +19.7%
Bangladesh £2.2m 6.2% -31.2%
Türkiye £2m 5.6% +10.5%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

6203.41 · US$851.2m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$152.2kUS$152.2k+US$2.3m+US$15.4m+> US$33.3m

Exports: 155
  1. Italy: US$174.2m
  2. China: US$111.6m
  3. Germany: US$55.8m
  4. Türkiye: US$53.8m
  5. Morocco: US$33.3m
  6. France: US$33m
  7. Egypt: US$31.9m
  8. Vietnam: US$29.4m
  9. Romania: US$28.4m
  10. Portugal: US$27.7m
  11. Indonesia: US$26.2m
  12. Canada: US$21.1m
  13. Bulgaria: US$16.6m
  14. India: US$15.8m
  15. Switzerland: US$15.4m
  16. Mexico: US$14.7m
  17. Spain: US$13.6m
  18. Poland: US$12.8m
  19. Bangladesh: US$11.9m
  20. Netherlands: US$10.4m
  21. Ukraine: US$7.7m
  22. Guatemala: US$7.6m
  23. United Kingdom: US$6.1m
  24. Tunisia: US$5.4m
  25. Japan: US$5.4m
  26. Cambodia: US$5.2m
  27. Croatia: US$5m
  28. Myanmar (Burma): US$5m
  29. Sweden: US$4.4m
  30. Lithuania: US$4.2m
  31. United States: US$3.2m
  32. Denmark: US$3m
  33. Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.9m
  34. Czechia: US$2.8m
  35. Belgium: US$2.6m
  36. Austria: US$2.5m
  37. Jordan: US$2.3m
  38. Philippines: US$2.3m
  39. Thailand: US$2.2m
  40. Albania: US$2.1m
  41. Sri Lanka: US$2m
  42. Pakistan: US$2m
  43. Ethiopia: US$1.9m
  44. Uzbekistan: US$1.5m
  45. Chile: US$1.5m
  46. New Zealand: US$1.5m
  47. South Korea: US$1.3m
  48. Hungary: US$1.3m
  49. Armenia: US$1.1m
  50. Slovakia: US$1.1m
  51. South Africa: US$1.1m
  52. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1.1m
  53. Greece: US$1m
  54. Kuwait: US$998.8k
  55. North Macedonia: US$966.2k
  56. Moldova: US$911.9k
  57. Colombia: US$909.5k
  58. Singapore: US$885.6k
  59. Mauritius: US$703.9k
  60. Australia: US$679.3k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Italy US$174.2m 20.5%
2 China US$111.6m 13.1%
3 Germany US$55.8m 6.6%
4 Türkiye US$53.8m 6.3%
5 Morocco US$33.3m 3.9%
6 France US$33m 3.9%
7 Egypt US$31.9m 3.7%
8 Vietnam US$29.4m 3.4%
9 Romania US$28.4m 3.3%
10 Portugal US$27.7m 3.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$181.6m 21.3%
2 Germany US$80m 9.4%
3 France US$54.2m 6.4%
4 Italy US$42.5m 5%
5 Spain US$41.9m 4.9%
6 United Kingdom US$39m 4.6%
7 Netherlands US$36.6m 4.3%
8 China US$32.4m 3.8%
9 Japan US$31.1m 3.7%
10 South Korea US$22.9m 2.7%

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.

  • N282695 U.S. CBP 17 February 2017 · 6203.41.60.10

    The tariff classification and eligibility under the United States-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) of men’s suits, suit-type jackets, and trousers from Guatemala

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 6203.41 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is 12%.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 6203.41 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 12%.

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 12%.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £35m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 8% on the year before); China supplied 22%, followed by Italy.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$851.2m (−4.3% year on year).

The largest exporter was Italy (US$174.2m), followed by China.

Products classified here

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 6203.41, part of heading 6203, 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 6203.41 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 6203.41 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$174.2m in 2024 (20.5% 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 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 China (22%), Italy (20%) and India (8%), out of total imports of £35m.