Subheading · Chapter 62 · Heading 6204

6204.53: Skirts and divided skirts: of synthetic fibres

Women's synthetic skirts, woven

Official description Of synthetic fibres

6204.53 is the HS subheading for women's synthetic skirts, woven, under heading 6204 in chapter 62.

Importing into Country of origin

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 12% standard rate · across 2 national lines 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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6204 53 00 00 Of synthetic fibres 12%p/st
6204 53 00 10 Hand-printed by the "batik" method 12%p/st
6204 53 00 90 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 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, 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

last 12 months£68.6m-6.6% · previous 12 months

Average import price£22.59 per kg

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
China	£21.4m	31.1%	-6.5%
Bangladesh	£9.5m	13.8%	-0.1%
Sri Lanka	£6.6m	9.5%	-9.7%
Türkiye	£5.9m	8.6%	-5.7%
India	£4.9m	7.2%	-17.8%
Cambodia	£3.9m	5.7%	-11.7%
Morocco	£3.7m	5.4%	-3.9%
Italy	£2.9m	4.2%	+9.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 12% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Türkiye 12% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA 11.3% – 16% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 14.1%

World trade in 2024

6204.53 · US$3bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$587kUS$587k+US$4m+US$26m+> US$99m

Exports: 159

China: US$1bn
Vietnam: US$199m
Morocco: US$112m
Spain: US$104m
Italy: US$99m
Poland: US$97m
Cambodia: US$86m
Germany: US$86m
Türkiye: US$83m
India: US$68m
Bangladesh: US$55m
France: US$48m
Indonesia: US$45m
South Korea: US$28m
Netherlands: US$26m
Myanmar (Burma): US$24m
Denmark: US$17m
Sri Lanka: US$16m
Jordan: US$12m
Switzerland: US$12m
Romania: US$12m
United Kingdom: US$11m
Tunisia: US$11m
United States: US$10m
Japan: US$9m
Sweden: US$8m
Portugal: US$8m
Czechia: US$7m
Hong Kong SAR China: US$7m
Bulgaria: US$7m
Austria: US$7m
Philippines: US$7m
Canada: US$6m
Belgium: US$6m
Egypt: US$5m
Dominican Republic: US$5m
Slovakia: US$4m
El Salvador: US$3m
Thailand: US$3m
Lithuania: US$3m
Hungary: US$3m
North Macedonia: US$2m
Finland: US$2m
Latvia: US$2m
Malaysia: US$2m
Mexico: US$2m
South Africa: US$2m
Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
Serbia: US$2m
Greece: US$2m
Eswatini: US$2m
Ireland: US$2m
Singapore: US$1m
Fiji: US$1m
Madagascar: US$1m
Croatia: US$1m
Albania: US$1m
Ukraine: US$1m
Colombia: US$1m
Slovenia: US$1m

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$1bn	45.1%
2	Vietnam	US$199m	7.7%
3	Morocco	US$112m	4.4%
4	Spain	US$104m	4.1%
5	Italy	US$99m	3.8%
6	Poland	US$97m	3.8%
7	Cambodia	US$86m	3.4%
8	Germany	US$86m	3.4%
9	Türkiye	US$83m	3.2%
10	India	US$68m	2.6%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$306m	11.9%
2	Japan	US$254m	9.9%
3	Germany	US$186m	7.2%
4	Poland	US$137m	5.3%
5	Spain	US$130m	5%
6	France	US$118m	4.6%
7	South Korea	US$93m	3.6%
8	Kyrgyzstan	US$89m	3.5%
9	United Kingdom	US$88m	3.4%
10	Netherlands	US$83m	3.2%

Binding rulings for similar goods 9

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.

N353021 U.S. CBP 22 September 2025 · 6204.53.30.2

The tariff classification of girls’ costumes from China
N353022 U.S. CBP 22 September 2025 · 6204.53.30.2

The tariff classification of girls’ costumes from China
N341943 U.S. CBP 3 September 2024 · 6204.53.30.20

The tariff classification of a costume from China
N339141 U.S. CBP 18 April 2024 · 6204.53.30.10

The tariff classification of women’s skirts from Vietnam
N316920 U.S. CBP 5 February 2021 · 6204.53.30.20

The tariff classification of costumes from China
N278590 U.S. CBP 23 September 2016 · 6204.53.30.10

The tariff classification of a tutus from China
600016005 HMRC 15 September 2026 – 14 September 2029 · 6204 53 00 90

A black miniskirt. Made of woven synthetic patterned textile. The miniskirt is stored separately in an archival garment bag for preservation.
600009740 HMRC 4 March 2024 – 3 March 2027 · 6204 53 00 90

Women's skort Material: Nylon 95%, elastane 5% inner. polyester 80% and elastane 20% inner Construction: woven concealed side pocket fabric has been coated with a water repellent

9 rulings in total for this code

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 6204.53 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 12%.

Subheading 6204.53 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where 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 women's synthetic skirts, woven into the UK came to £68.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 7% on the year before); China supplied 31%, followed by Bangladesh.

In 2024, countries exported women's synthetic skirts, woven worth US$3bn (+3.8% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$1bn), followed by Vietnam.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for skirts and divided skirts: of synthetic fibres?

Skirts and divided skirts: of synthetic fibres fall under HS subheading 6204.53, part of heading 6204, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on skirts and divided skirts: of synthetic fibres in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6204.53 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 skirts and divided skirts: of synthetic fibres in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6204.53 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 skirts and divided skirts: of synthetic fibres?

China, with US$1bn in 2024 (45.1% of world exports).

Which countries can export women's synthetic skirts, woven 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 women's synthetic skirts, 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 skirts, woven from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (31%), Bangladesh (14%) and Sri Lanka (10%), out of total imports of £68.6m.