Subheading · Chapter 62 · Heading 6204
6204.23: Women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers: ensembles, of synthetic fibres
Official description Of synthetic fibres
6204.23 is a six-digit subheading of heading 6204, women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided…, chapter 62.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6204 23 00 00 Of synthetic fibres p/st
- 6204 23 10 00 Industrial and occupational 12%p/st
- 6204 23 80 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 5
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 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) | — | 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 | 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | £19.8m | 52.8% | +40% |
 China | £6.4m | 17% | +32.4% |
| United Kingdom | £4.2m | 11.3% | +2,426.2% |
 Italy | £1.8m | 4.8% | +13.5% |
 Pakistan | £1.1m | 3% | +36.1% |
 France | £813k | 2.2% | +19.2% |
 India | £737k | 2% | -15.9% |
 Bangladesh | £679k | 1.8% | +181.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 12% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 12% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru 11% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 9.1% – 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 9.6% 
Taiwan 10.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway 10.7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 17.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$177kUS$177k+US$907k+US$3m+> US$22m
Exports: 133
- China: US$397m
- Poland: US$42m
- Türkiye: US$36m
- Netherlands: US$22m
- India: US$19m
- Italy: US$17m
- Spain: US$16m
- France: US$11m
- Pakistan: US$8m
- Germany: US$6m
- United States: US$5m
- Vietnam: US$4m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Bangladesh: US$3m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Sri Lanka: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Indonesia: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Cambodia: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- El Salvador: US$929k
- Denmark: US$907k
- Ireland: US$803k
- Morocco: US$784k
- Kenya: US$773k
- Cyprus: US$689k
- Guatemala: US$681k
- Bulgaria: US$661k
- Peru: US$627k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$537k
- Uzbekistan: US$528k
- Estonia: US$476k
- Albania: US$455k
- Tunisia: US$415k
- Kuwait: US$389k
- Romania: US$382k
- Lithuania: US$375k
- Panama: US$357k
- Slovakia: US$348k
- Colombia: US$347k
- Czechia: US$274k
- Brazil: US$274k
- Ukraine: US$262k
- Madagascar: US$252k
- Chile: US$247k
- Lesotho: US$242k
- Russia: US$241k
- South Africa: US$235k
- Australia: US$213k
- Macao SAR China: US$201k
- United Arab Emirates: US$193k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$394kUS$394k+US$2m+US$10m+> US$30m
Imports: 198
- United Kingdom: US$34m
- France: US$34m
- Vietnam: US$33m
- Saudi Arabia: US$33m
- Poland: US$32m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$30m
- United Arab Emirates: US$27m
- Netherlands: US$25m
- Spain: US$21m
- South Korea: US$21m
- Switzerland: US$20m
- Nigeria: US$19m
- Germany: US$13m
- Belgium: US$13m
- Israel: US$11m
- United States: US$11m
- Iraq: US$11m
- Libya: US$11m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$11m
- Algeria: US$10m
- Jordan: US$10m
- Japan: US$9m
- Italy: US$9m
- Canada: US$8m
- Mexico: US$7m
- Russia: US$7m
- Denmark: US$6m
- Austria: US$6m
- Panama: US$5m
- Togo: US$5m
- Ghana: US$5m
- Brazil: US$5m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Senegal: US$4m
- Kenya: US$4m
- Qatar: US$4m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Cameroon: US$4m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$4m
- Bangladesh: US$4m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Yemen: US$3m
- Morocco: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Tanzania: US$3m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$3m
- Cambodia: US$3m
- Angola: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Djibouti: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Kuwait: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$2m
- Afghanistan: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$397m | 63.2% |
| 2 |  Poland | US$42m | 6.6% |
| 3 | Türkiye | US$36m | 5.7% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$22m | 3.5% |
| 5 | India | US$19m | 2.9% |
| 6 | Italy | US$17m | 2.7% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$16m | 2.6% |
| 8 | France | US$11m | 1.8% |
| 9 | Pakistan | US$8m | 1.3% |
| 10 |  Germany | US$6m | 1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | US$34m | 5.4% |
| 2 | France | US$34m | 5.3% |
| 3 |  Vietnam | US$33m | 5.3% |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia | US$33m | 5.3% |
| 5 | Poland | US$32m | 5.1% |
| 6 |  Kyrgyzstan | US$30m | 4.8% |
| 7 |  United Arab Emirates | US$27m | 4.3% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$25m | 4% |
| 9 | Spain | US$21m | 3.4% |
| 10 |  South Korea | US$21m | 3.3% |
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
- 13number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 60%highest: Barbados, Kiribati, Zimbabwe
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 | 11%* | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 20% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
| Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 60% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 11%* | 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 | 40% | 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 | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 10% | 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 | 37%* | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 40% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 40% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 12% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 15% | 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 | 10% | 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 | 9.6% | 9.1% – 10% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 12%* | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 60% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 11%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 18%* | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 40% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 42%* | 42% – 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 | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 40% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 20% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 18% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 11% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
| Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 11% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 11% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 11%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 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 | 40% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 13% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 2.8%* | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 25% | 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 | 46%* | 46% – 47% | 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 | 42% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 19% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Ukraine | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 12% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 40%* | 2021 · 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 | 55%* | 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
- 84222 Ensembles, women's/girls', of textile materials, not knitted/crocheted
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 413202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 28233 Women's or girls' suits, coats, jackets, dresses, skirts, trousers, shorts and the like, of textile fabric, not knitted or crocheted
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1410 Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6204.23 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 6204.23 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 6204.23 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 6204.23 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 6204.23 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 6204.23 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 2
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.
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 6204.23 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 12%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 6204.23 into 2 tariff lines; 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 £37.4m (up 42% on the year before), at an average of £37.45 per kg; Netherlands supplied 53%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$629m in 2024, up 20% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 63.2% of the total, ahead of Poland.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers: ensembles, of synthetic fibres?
Women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers: ensembles, of synthetic fibres fall under HS subheading 6204.23, part of heading 6204, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6204.23 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 women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6204.23 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 women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets…?
China, with US$397m in 2024 (63.2% 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 Netherlands (53%), China (17%) and United Kingdom (11%), out of total imports of £37.4m.