Subheading · Chapter 63 · Heading 6309

6309.00

6309.00: Worn clothing and other worn articles

Worn clothing (second-hand)

6309.00 is the HS subheading for worn clothing (second-hand), under heading 6309 in chapter 63.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 4
VAT 20% import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 6309 00 00 00 Worn clothing and other worn articles
  2. 6309 00 00 00 Worn clothing and other worn articles

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
    2022 No. 598
    Documents
    • 9014

Import requirements 4

  • 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 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)
  • Import controlImport control - Waste
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/590
    Documents
    • C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
    • C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
    • Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
    • C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—
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 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 3.2%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£42.2m-12.4% · previous 12 months
Average import price£1.57 per kg
Jan 2024: £2.8mFeb 2024: £3.3mMar 2024: £3mApr 2024: £11.1mMay 2024: £4.4mJun 2024: £4.4mJul 2024: £4.2mAug 2024: £3.8mSept 2024: £3.7mOct 2024: £4.6mNov 2024: £3.7mDec 2024: £2.9mJan 2025: £2.9mFeb 2025: £3mMar 2025: £2.7mApr 2025: £3.9mMay 2025: £4.7mJun 2025: £7.7mJul 2025: £4.7mAug 2025: £3.8mSept 2025: £3.8mOct 2025: £4.5mNov 2025: £3.6mDec 2025: £2.7mJan 2026: £3.2mFeb 2026: £2.8mMar 2026: £2.8mApr 2026: £3.6mMay 2026: £3.9mJun 2026: £3.9mJul 2026: £3.7mAug 2026: £3.5m 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
Japan £9.7m 22.9% -43%
Ireland £6.6m 15.6% +7.4%
Pakistan £4.9m 11.5% +32.2%
Netherlands £3.3m 7.9% -7.8%
Italy £3.2m 7.6% +21.2%
United States £3.2m 7.6% -30.5%
Poland £1.4m 3.3% +74.2%
United Kingdom £1.2m 2.7% +34.7%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

6309.00 · US$5bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$279kUS$279k+US$4m+US$58m+> US$174m

Exports: 207
  1. United States: US$887m
  2. China: US$675m
  3. United Kingdom: US$534m
  4. Germany: US$319m
  5. South Korea: US$268m
  6. Pakistan: US$179m
  7. Netherlands: US$174m
  8. Poland: US$156m
  9. Japan: US$133m
  10. Spain: US$126m
  11. Canada: US$123m
  12. Italy: US$122m
  13. Belgium: US$117m
  14. France: US$111m
  15. United Arab Emirates: US$87m
  16. Australia: US$80m
  17. Türkiye: US$70m
  18. India: US$65m
  19. Lithuania: US$65m
  20. Hungary: US$60m
  21. Switzerland: US$58m
  22. Malaysia: US$48m
  23. Bulgaria: US$48m
  24. Sweden: US$39m
  25. Thailand: US$38m
  26. Norway: US$37m
  27. Austria: US$35m
  28. Slovakia: US$33m
  29. Saudi Arabia: US$32m
  30. Latvia: US$23m
  31. Morocco: US$22m
  32. Czechia: US$19m
  33. Ireland: US$17m
  34. Hong Kong SAR China: US$16m
  35. Taiwan: US$15m
  36. Portugal: US$14m
  37. Denmark: US$13m
  38. Tunisia: US$11m
  39. Israel: US$11m
  40. Finland: US$11m
  41. Greece: US$9m
  42. Cambodia: US$9m
  43. New Zealand: US$8m
  44. Philippines: US$7m
  45. Romania: US$6m
  46. Estonia: US$6m
  47. Ukraine: US$6m
  48. Singapore: US$6m
  49. Oman: US$6m
  50. Cyprus: US$6m
  51. Kuwait: US$5m
  52. Chile: US$4m
  53. Anguilla: US$4m
  54. Indonesia: US$3m
  55. Bahrain: US$3m
  56. Qatar: US$3m
  57. Slovenia: US$2m
  58. Dominican Republic: US$2m
  59. Togo: US$2m
  60. South Africa: US$2m

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$887m 17.6%
2 China US$675m 13.4%
3 United Kingdom US$534m 10.6%
4 Germany US$319m 6.3%
5 South Korea US$268m 5.3%
6 Pakistan US$179m 3.5%
7 Netherlands US$174m 3.5%
8 Poland US$156m 3.1%
9 Japan US$133m 2.6%
10 Spain US$126m 2.5%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Pakistan US$315m 6.3%
2 United Arab Emirates US$270m 5.4%
3 Kenya US$212m 4.2%
4 Guatemala US$207m 4.1%
5 Poland US$172m 3.4%
6 Malaysia US$166m 3.3%
7 Ghana US$152m 3%
8 Ukraine US$145m 2.9%
9 Chile US$126m 2.5%
10 India US$114m 2.3%

Import duty on this product around the world 161

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
  • 17number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 654%highest: Uzbekistan, Ecuador, Zimbabwe

161

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 2.5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 15% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 20% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 35% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 20%* 2023
Aruba 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 20% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Belarus 28%* 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 20% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 6.5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 2022
Botswana 47% 20% – 60% 2023
Brazil 35% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 35% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 9% 0% – 18% 2023
Cape Verde 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 6% 2023
Colombia 0% 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 605%* 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 35% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 47% 20% – 60% 2023
Ethiopia 0% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 5.3% 2023
Fiji 44%* 2023
French Polynesia 13% 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 15% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 10% 2023
Indonesia 35% 2023
Iran 55% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 20% 2023
Japan 5.8% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 12% 2023
Kenya 39%* 35% – 42% 2023
Kiribati 60% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 28%* 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 47% 20% – 60% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 189%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 15% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 13% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 47% 20% – 60% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 20% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 3% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 6% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 10% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 11% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 20% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 28%* 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 43%* 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Senegal 20% 2023
Seychelles 25% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 35% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 47% 20% – 60% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 15% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 10% 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 152%* 2023
Syria 30% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 20% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 35% 2023
Thailand 30% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 15% 2023
Tuvalu 33% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 35% 2023
Ukraine 5.3% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 4% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 654%* 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 15% 2023
Venezuela 35% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 100% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 25% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 25%* 2023
Zimbabwe 519%* 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
26901 Clothing, clothing accessories, travelling-rugs & blankets, household linen & furnishing articles (other than articles falling under heading 658.91, group 659 & group 821), of textile materials; footwear & headgear of any material (other than of asbestos), showing signs of appreciable wear & traded in bulk/in bales, sacks/similar bulk packings
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 411220
CPC 2.1 product
39217 Worn clothing and other worn textile articles
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
n/a

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20176309.00unchanged
20126309.00unchanged
20076309.00unchanged
20026309.00unchanged
19966309.00unchanged
19926309.00unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 1

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.

  • N340317 U.S. CBP 20 June 2024 · 6309.00.00.10

    Ruling Request; Tariff Classification of worn clothing; United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

  1. US Import and export controls

    Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

    FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

Rule changes →

Subheading 6309.00 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 5.3%.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for subheading 6309.00; the duty is 5.3%.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of worn clothing (second-hand) into the UK came to £42.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 12% on the year before); Japan supplied 23%, followed by Ireland.

In 2024, countries exported worn clothing (second-hand) worth US$5bn (−8.8% year on year).

The largest exporter was the United States (US$887m), followed by China.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for worn clothing and other worn articles?

Worn clothing and other worn articles fall under HS subheading 6309.00, part of heading 6309, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on worn clothing and other worn articles in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6309.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.3%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on worn clothing and other worn articles in Türkiye?

Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 6309.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.3%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most worn clothing and other worn articles?

The United States, with US$887m in 2024 (17.6% of world exports).

Is there anti-dumping duty on worn clothing (second-hand)?

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 worn clothing (second-hand) from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Japan (23%), Ireland (16%) and Pakistan (12%), out of total imports of £42.2m.

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