Subheading · Chapter 62 · Heading 6212
6212.90: Brassières, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters: other
Official description Other
Subheading 6212.90 belongs to heading 6212 (brassières, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters and similar articles…) in chapter 62.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6212 90 00 00 Other 6%
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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
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) | — | 6% |
| 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 | 4.8% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £10m | 51.1% | -10.3% |
 Bangladesh | £3.3m | 16.7% | +5.7% |
 Türkiye | £1.4m | 7.3% | +366.5% |
 Vietnam | £1.1m | 5.4% | +21.4% |
 Czechia | £992k | 5.1% | +15% |
 Sri Lanka | £487k | 2.5% | -30.2% |
 Poland | £383k | 2% | +19.6% |
 Cambodia | £249k | 1.3% | -55.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$241kUS$241k+US$2.5m+US$11.5m+> US$19.6m
Exports: 151
- China: US$245.2m
- Vietnam: US$50.4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$48.6m
- Germany: US$37m
- Thailand: US$19.6m
- France: US$16.7m
- Czechia: US$16.7m
- Italy: US$16.3m
- Bangladesh: US$15.3m
- Indonesia: US$14.8m
- Russia: US$14.5m
- Poland: US$13.6m
- Netherlands: US$11.9m
- Tunisia: US$11.5m
- Taiwan: US$10.5m
- Sri Lanka: US$8.7m
- Colombia: US$8.5m
- United States: US$8.3m
- Mexico: US$8m
- Austria: US$7.7m
- Romania: US$7.6m
- Spain: US$6.6m
- Türkiye: US$6m
- United Kingdom: US$5.6m
- Morocco: US$5.3m
- Dominican Republic: US$5.2m
- Cambodia: US$4.8m
- Belgium: US$4.7m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$4.7m
- Brazil: US$4.7m
- Armenia: US$4.1m
- India: US$4.1m
- El Salvador: US$3.8m
- Chile: US$2.6m
- Honduras: US$2.5m
- Switzerland: US$2.1m
- Hungary: US$2.1m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$1.9m
- Japan: US$1.9m
- Canada: US$1.8m
- Philippines: US$1.7m
- Sweden: US$1.7m
- Portugal: US$1.7m
- Croatia: US$1.6m
- Peru: US$1.3m
- Denmark: US$1.3m
- Serbia: US$1.3m
- Ukraine: US$1.2m
- Slovakia: US$1.2m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Belarus: US$837.3k
- Malaysia: US$817.9k
- Nicaragua: US$771.3k
- Pakistan: US$757.8k
- Albania: US$616.6k
- Laos: US$535.9k
- Greece: US$440.8k
- Estonia: US$405k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$326.4kUS$326.4k+US$2.5m+US$9.6m+> US$28m
Imports: 199
- United States: US$131.4m
- Germany: US$47.6m
- France: US$45.2m
- Netherlands: US$29m
- Vietnam: US$28.8m
- Japan: US$28m
- Poland: US$22.5m
- Sri Lanka: US$20.2m
- South Korea: US$16.5m
- Indonesia: US$15m
- United Kingdom: US$14.7m
- Armenia: US$14.4m
- Spain: US$14.2m
- Italy: US$13m
- Austria: US$12.6m
- China: US$12.1m
- Switzerland: US$10.5m
- Malaysia: US$10.5m
- Chile: US$9.9m
- Czechia: US$9.6m
- Canada: US$8.4m
- Russia: US$8.2m
- Australia: US$8m
- Thailand: US$7.6m
- Philippines: US$7.3m
- Mexico: US$6.2m
- Belgium: US$6.1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$6m
- Hungary: US$5.6m
- Bangladesh: US$5.5m
- Sweden: US$4.5m
- Israel: US$4.3m
- Portugal: US$4.2m
- Paraguay: US$4.2m
- India: US$4m
- Ukraine: US$3.8m
- Ireland: US$3.7m
- Denmark: US$3.6m
- Cambodia: US$3.6m
- Romania: US$3.4m
- Slovakia: US$3.4m
- Croatia: US$3.2m
- Morocco: US$2.9m
- Singapore: US$2.9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.8m
- Peru: US$2.7m
- Brazil: US$2.6m
- Tunisia: US$2.5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2.5m
- Kazakhstan: US$2.3m
- Türkiye: US$2.2m
- Dominican Republic: US$2.2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$1.9m
- El Salvador: US$1.9m
- Norway: US$1.7m
- Venezuela: US$1.7m
- Uruguay: US$1.6m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$1.6m
- Greece: US$1.6m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$245.2m | 35.3% |
| 2 | Vietnam | US$50.4m | 7.3% |
| 3 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$48.6m | 7% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$37m | 5.3% |
| 5 |  Thailand | US$19.6m | 2.8% |
| 6 |  France | US$16.7m | 2.4% |
| 7 | Czechia | US$16.7m | 2.4% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$16.3m | 2.3% |
| 9 | Bangladesh | US$15.3m | 2.2% |
| 10 |  Indonesia | US$14.8m | 2.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$131.4m | 18.9% |
| 2 | Germany | US$47.6m | 6.9% |
| 3 | France | US$45.2m | 6.5% |
| 4 |  Netherlands | US$29m | 4.2% |
| 5 | Vietnam | US$28.8m | 4.1% |
| 6 |  Japan | US$28m | 4% |
| 7 | Poland | US$22.5m | 3.2% |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | US$20.2m | 2.9% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$16.5m | 2.4% |
| 10 | Indonesia | US$15m | 2.2% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 25
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.
- N359131 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of accessories from China
- N345888 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a support bodysuit from Sri Lanka
- N345190 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of body supporting undergarments from Sri Lanka
- N336898 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of garments from China
- N325466 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a body support garment from Sri Lanka
- N323823 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of garments from various countries
- 600014282 HMRC
A back brace designed to help instantly improve posture and alignment. The back brace encourages a straighter, more upright position when sitting, standing, or walking. Secured by fitting padded straps over the shoulders, and a wide band secured around the waist. Ideal for use at home, at work, or…
- 600013079 HMRC
Knitted Vest with Fitted Bra Fitted cotton vest with a built in fitted bra. The fitted bra is designed to allow the wearer to wear the vest top without a separate bra. Made from cotton and elastane. Packaged for retail sale.
25 rulings in total for this code
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 6212.90; the duty is 6%.
Subheading 6212.90 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 6.5%.
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 6%.
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 £19.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 3% on the year before); China supplied 51%, followed by Bangladesh.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$694.1m (+5.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$245.2m), followed by Vietnam.
Products classified here
- garters, other than knitted or crocheted
- body belts, other than knitted or crocheted
- jock straps, other than knitted or crocheted
- maternity belts, other than knitted or crocheted
- braces (clothing), other than knitted or crocheted
- suspensory bandages, other than knitted or crocheted
- suspenders and suspender belts, other than knitted or crocheted
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for brassières, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters: other?
Brassières, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters: other fall under HS subheading 6212.90, part of heading 6212, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on brassières, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6212.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on brassières, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6212.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most brassières, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders…?
China, with US$245.2m in 2024 (35.3% 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 6% 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 (51%), Bangladesh (17%) and Türkiye (7%), out of total imports of £19.6m.