Subheading · Chapter 62 · Heading 6206
6206.40: Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses: of man-made fibres
Women's synthetic blouses and shirts, woven
Official description Of man-made fibres
6206.40 is the HS subheading for women's synthetic blouses and shirts, woven, under heading 6206 in chapter 62.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6206 40 00 00 Of man-made 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 3
- 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 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
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 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £46.8m | 24.4% | +12% |
 Bangladesh | £34.9m | 18.2% | -15.9% |
 India | £24.8m | 12.9% | -5.6% |
 Morocco | £15.3m | 8% | -9.9% |
 Cambodia | £12.8m | 6.6% | +53.5% |
 Türkiye | £11.4m | 5.9% | -20.6% |
 Sri Lanka | £10.4m | 5.4% | -8.1% |
 Ireland | £8.8m | 4.6% | +68.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$891kUS$891k+US$8m+US$46m+> US$312m
Exports: 177
- China: US$2bn
- India: US$448m
- Vietnam: US$370m
- Bangladesh: US$358m
- Morocco: US$338m
- Türkiye: US$312m
- Indonesia: US$289m
- Germany: US$281m
- Spain: US$255m
- Italy: US$199m
- Cambodia: US$173m
- Poland: US$160m
- France: US$101m
- Denmark: US$98m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$73m
- Netherlands: US$65m
- Romania: US$46m
- Sri Lanka: US$43m
- United States: US$42m
- Tunisia: US$42m
- Switzerland: US$39m
- Portugal: US$26m
- United Kingdom: US$26m
- Austria: US$20m
- Czechia: US$18m
- Belgium: US$17m
- Jordan: US$17m
- Sweden: US$17m
- Mexico: US$16m
- Bulgaria: US$16m
- North Macedonia: US$16m
- Philippines: US$14m
- Slovakia: US$14m
- Greece: US$13m
- Japan: US$13m
- South Korea: US$12m
- Lithuania: US$10m
- Egypt: US$10m
- Albania: US$9m
- Colombia: US$9m
- Honduras: US$8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$8m
- Malaysia: US$8m
- Madagascar: US$8m
- El Salvador: US$8m
- Canada: US$7m
- Ireland: US$7m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Paraguay: US$6m
- Eswatini: US$5m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Brazil: US$4m
- Bahrain: US$4m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Serbia: US$4m
- Kenya: US$4m
- Ukraine: US$4m
- Moldova: US$3m
- Pakistan: US$3m
- Latvia: US$3m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$968kUS$968k+US$12m+US$54m+> US$289m
Imports: 209
- United States: US$730m
- Germany: US$681m
- Japan: US$430m
- Spain: US$384m
- France: US$342m
- Poland: US$299m
- Netherlands: US$289m
- United Kingdom: US$261m
- Italy: US$167m
- South Korea: US$158m
- Switzerland: US$136m
- Denmark: US$133m
- Canada: US$120m
- Austria: US$119m
- Mexico: US$116m
- Australia: US$108m
- Belgium: US$103m
- Türkiye: US$68m
- Brazil: US$65m
- Sweden: US$58m
- Portugal: US$54m
- Czechia: US$52m
- Ireland: US$51m
- Russia: US$50m
- Saudi Arabia: US$46m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$44m
- United Arab Emirates: US$43m
- Greece: US$41m
- Chile: US$41m
- Romania: US$37m
- Slovakia: US$36m
- China: US$34m
- Kazakhstan: US$33m
- Norway: US$33m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$32m
- Israel: US$28m
- Taiwan: US$25m
- Thailand: US$23m
- South Africa: US$22m
- India: US$22m
- Malaysia: US$21m
- Croatia: US$20m
- Finland: US$19m
- Hungary: US$16m
- Philippines: US$16m
- Peru: US$16m
- New Zealand: US$16m
- Singapore: US$15m
- Colombia: US$13m
- Bulgaria: US$12m
- Costa Rica: US$12m
- Kuwait: US$12m
- Cyprus: US$11m
- Ukraine: US$11m
- Serbia: US$10m
- Azerbaijan: US$10m
- Slovenia: US$10m
- Ecuador: US$10m
- Vietnam: US$8m
- Indonesia: US$8m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$2bn | 29.8% |
| 2 | India | US$448m | 7.5% |
| 3 |  Vietnam | US$370m | 6.2% |
| 4 | Bangladesh | US$358m | 6% |
| 5 | Morocco | US$338m | 5.7% |
| 6 | Türkiye | US$312m | 5.2% |
| 7 |  Indonesia | US$289m | 4.8% |
| 8 |  Germany | US$281m | 4.7% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$255m | 4.3% |
| 10 |  Italy | US$199m | 3.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$730m | 12.3% |
| 2 | Germany | US$681m | 11.4% |
| 3 |  Japan | US$430m | 7.2% |
| 4 | Spain | US$384m | 6.4% |
| 5 |  France | US$342m | 5.7% |
| 6 |  Poland | US$299m | 5% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$289m | 4.9% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$261m | 4.4% |
| 9 | Italy | US$167m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  South Korea | US$158m | 2.6% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 51
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.
- N361742 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a woman’s blouse from Vietnam
- N356605 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of girls’ upper body garments from Vietnam
- N355880 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of women’s garments from Pakistan
- N350798 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and status under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) of women’s scrub tops
- N346392 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of women’s garments from China
- N343173 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a woman’s blouse from China
- 600010505 HMRC
A ladies woven top made from 100% viscose. It is designed to cover the upper part of the body from the shoulders to the waist, it is tightly fitted. The top has short capped sleeves, also has a smocking band on the upper back part of the garment and ruching on the upper front part. It has a blue…
51 rulings in total for this code
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 6206.40; the duty is 12%.
Subheading 6206.40 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 blouses and shirts, woven into the UK came to £192m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 2% on the year before); China supplied 24%, followed by Bangladesh.
In 2024, countries exported women's synthetic blouses and shirts, woven worth US$6bn (−3.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$2bn), followed by India.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses: of man-made fibres?
Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses: of man-made fibres fall under HS subheading 6206.40, part of heading 6206, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on women's or girls' blouses, shirts and… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6206.40 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' blouses, shirts and… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6206.40 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' blouses, shirts and…?
China, with US$2bn in 2024 (29.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export women's synthetic blouses and shirts, 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 blouses and shirts, 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 blouses and shirts, woven from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (24%), Bangladesh (18%) and India (13%), out of total imports of £192m.