Subheading · Chapter 62 · Heading 6204

6204.43

6204.43: Women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers: dresses, of synthetic fibres

Women's synthetic dresses, woven

Official description Of synthetic fibres

6204.43 is the HS subheading for women's synthetic dresses, woven, under heading 6204 in chapter 62.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 12% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 5
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 6204 43 00 00 Of synthetic fibres 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 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
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
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam 1.5%
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia 2.4%
DCTS Standard Indonesia 9.6%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£340.3m-1.6% · previous 12 months
Average import price£34.32 per kg
Jan 2024: £27.3mFeb 2024: £27.3mMar 2024: £26.7mApr 2024: £31.4mMay 2024: £30.5mJun 2024: £30.1mJul 2024: £26.4mAug 2024: £27.3mSept 2024: £28mOct 2024: £33.3mNov 2024: £27.3mDec 2024: £22.8mJan 2025: £25.9mFeb 2025: £25.3mMar 2025: £31mApr 2025: £30mMay 2025: £36.5mJun 2025: £28mJul 2025: £30.6mAug 2025: £27.3mSept 2025: £28mOct 2025: £32.3mNov 2025: £27.4mDec 2025: £26.7mJan 2026: £29.7mFeb 2026: £32mMar 2026: £29.7mApr 2026: £33mMay 2026: £29.2mJun 2026: £26.8mJul 2026: £24.1mAug 2026: £21.4m 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 £136.9m 40.2% -0.8%
India £37.3m 11% -10.1%
Ireland £36.6m 10.8% +80.9%
Morocco £17.6m 5.2% -16.7%
Bangladesh £13.7m 4% +24.7%
Sri Lanka £13.1m 3.8% -1.7%
Italy £12.7m 3.7% -0.1%
Türkiye £9.5m 2.8% -46.3%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

6204.43 · US$8.4bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$167.4kUS$167.4k+US$7.3m+US$50.2m+> US$331.2m

Exports: 196
  1. China: US$3.2bn
  2. Morocco: US$634.5m
  3. India: US$602.6m
  4. Germany: US$434.6m
  5. Türkiye: US$425.2m
  6. Vietnam: US$331.2m
  7. Italy: US$331m
  8. Poland: US$276.3m
  9. Spain: US$258.4m
  10. France: US$190.5m
  11. United Kingdom: US$143.1m
  12. Bangladesh: US$119.1m
  13. Indonesia: US$109m
  14. Myanmar (Burma): US$93.3m
  15. Switzerland: US$86.7m
  16. Netherlands: US$83.2m
  17. United States: US$80.9m
  18. Cambodia: US$80m
  19. Romania: US$61.9m
  20. Denmark: US$50.2m
  21. Sri Lanka: US$46.8m
  22. Philippines: US$42.9m
  23. Austria: US$42.8m
  24. Hong Kong SAR China: US$42.7m
  25. Tunisia: US$41.5m
  26. United Arab Emirates: US$40.5m
  27. Portugal: US$34.8m
  28. Czechia: US$32.3m
  29. Sweden: US$29.4m
  30. Ukraine: US$28.7m
  31. Canada: US$24.6m
  32. Bulgaria: US$24.2m
  33. Ireland: US$22.5m
  34. Belgium: US$21.8m
  35. Lebanon: US$21.6m
  36. Israel: US$20.3m
  37. Australia: US$19.4m
  38. Slovakia: US$16.4m
  39. Greece: US$12.8m
  40. Thailand: US$12.6m
  41. Lithuania: US$11.2m
  42. Malaysia: US$8.5m
  43. Singapore: US$8m
  44. South Korea: US$8m
  45. Serbia: US$8m
  46. Japan: US$7.8m
  47. Mexico: US$7.6m
  48. Montenegro: US$7.5m
  49. Hungary: US$7.3m
  50. Estonia: US$6.9m
  51. Finland: US$5.7m
  52. Eswatini: US$5.2m
  53. Kyrgyzstan: US$5m
  54. Taiwan: US$4.9m
  55. South Africa: US$4.3m
  56. Jordan: US$4m
  57. Norway: US$3.9m
  58. Latvia: US$3.9m
  59. Colombia: US$3.9m
  60. North Macedonia: US$3.9m

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$3.2bn 38.4%
2 Morocco US$634.5m 7.6%
3 India US$602.6m 7.2%
4 Germany US$434.6m 5.2%
5 Türkiye US$425.2m 5.1%
6 Vietnam US$331.2m 4%
7 Italy US$331m 4%
8 Poland US$276.3m 3.3%
9 Spain US$258.4m 3.1%
10 France US$190.5m 2.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$1.3bn 15%
2 Germany US$757.9m 9.1%
3 Spain US$685.4m 8.2%
4 Poland US$478.6m 5.7%
5 United Kingdom US$434.6m 5.2%
6 France US$416.9m 5%
7 Japan US$298.8m 3.6%
8 Netherlands US$287.8m 3.4%
9 Saudi Arabia US$235m 2.8%
10 Austria US$228.2m 2.7%

Binding rulings for similar goods 21

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.

  • N364179 U.S. CBP 28 August 2026 · 6204.43.40.40

    The tariff classification of a dress from Bangladesh

  • N341938 U.S. CBP 3 September 2024 · 6204.43.40.40

    The tariff classification of a costume from China

  • N341947 U.S. CBP 3 September 2024 · 6204.43.40.40

    The tariff classification of a costume from China

  • N341937 U.S. CBP 28 August 2024 · 6204.43.40.40

    The tariff classification of a costume from China

  • N341939 U.S. CBP 28 August 2024 · 6204.43.40.40

    The tariff classification of a costume from China

  • N341941 U.S. CBP 28 August 2024 · 6204.43.40.40

    The tariff classification of a costume from China

  • 600013512 HMRC 10 September 2025 – 9 September 2028 · 6204 43 00 00

    Womens dress. This product is a women's dress intended for use as a form of uniform and advertising for the products at exhibitions, trade shows, or promotional events. The garment is typically made from a woven polyester or a polyester blend in a bright pink and white polka dot fabric, it is made…

21 rulings in total for this code

Subheading 6204.43 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 12%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 6204.43; the duty is 12%.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 12%; 170 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 women's synthetic dresses, woven worth £340.3m (down 2% on the year before), at an average of £34.32 per kg; China supplied 40%, followed by India.

World trade in women's synthetic dresses, woven reached US$8.4bn in 2024, down 3.8% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 38.4% of the total, ahead of Morocco.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers: dresses, of synthetic fibres?

Women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers: dresses, of synthetic fibres fall under HS subheading 6204.43, 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 6204.43 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 6204.43 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$3.2bn in 2024 (38.4% of world exports).

Which countries can export women's synthetic dresses, woven to the UK duty-free?

170 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 women's synthetic dresses, woven?

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 women's synthetic dresses, woven from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (40%), India (11%) and Ireland (11%), out of total imports of £340.3m.