Subheading · Chapter 63 · Heading 6309
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
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6309 00 00 00 Worn clothing and other worn articles
- 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | |
| 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 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £9.7m | 22.9% | -43% | |
| £6.6m | 15.6% | +7.4% | |
| £4.9m | 11.5% | +32.2% | |
| £3.3m | 7.9% | -7.8% | |
| £3.2m | 7.6% | +21.2% | |
| £3.2m | 7.6% | -30.5% | |
| £1.4m | 3.3% | +74.2% | |
| £1.2m | 2.7% | +34.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$279kUS$279k+US$4m+US$58m+> US$174m
Exports: 207
- United States: US$887m
- China: US$675m
- United Kingdom: US$534m
- Germany: US$319m
- South Korea: US$268m
- Pakistan: US$179m
- Netherlands: US$174m
- Poland: US$156m
- Japan: US$133m
- Spain: US$126m
- Canada: US$123m
- Italy: US$122m
- Belgium: US$117m
- France: US$111m
- United Arab Emirates: US$87m
- Australia: US$80m
- Türkiye: US$70m
- India: US$65m
- Lithuania: US$65m
- Hungary: US$60m
- Switzerland: US$58m
- Malaysia: US$48m
- Bulgaria: US$48m
- Sweden: US$39m
- Thailand: US$38m
- Norway: US$37m
- Austria: US$35m
- Slovakia: US$33m
- Saudi Arabia: US$32m
- Latvia: US$23m
- Morocco: US$22m
- Czechia: US$19m
- Ireland: US$17m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$16m
- Taiwan: US$15m
- Portugal: US$14m
- Denmark: US$13m
- Tunisia: US$11m
- Israel: US$11m
- Finland: US$11m
- Greece: US$9m
- Cambodia: US$9m
- New Zealand: US$8m
- Philippines: US$7m
- Romania: US$6m
- Estonia: US$6m
- Ukraine: US$6m
- Singapore: US$6m
- Oman: US$6m
- Cyprus: US$6m
- Kuwait: US$5m
- Chile: US$4m
- Anguilla: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Bahrain: US$3m
- Qatar: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Dominican Republic: US$2m
- Togo: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$4mUS$4m+US$25m+US$67m+> US$152m
Imports: 212
- Pakistan: US$315m
- United Arab Emirates: US$270m
- Kenya: US$212m
- Guatemala: US$207m
- Poland: US$172m
- Malaysia: US$166m
- Ghana: US$152m
- Ukraine: US$145m
- Chile: US$126m
- India: US$114m
- Thailand: US$107m
- Tanzania: US$101m
- Morocco: US$100m
- Honduras: US$93m
- Uganda: US$87m
- Madagascar: US$86m
- Japan: US$84m
- Nicaragua: US$77m
- Malawi: US$76m
- Cameroon: US$75m
- Philippines: US$70m
- Netherlands: US$67m
- Mexico: US$67m
- Benin: US$64m
- United Kingdom: US$63m
- Tunisia: US$60m
- El Salvador: US$59m
- Togo: US$59m
- Cambodia: US$59m
- Lithuania: US$57m
- Hungary: US$55m
- Mozambique: US$54m
- Nigeria: US$54m
- Romania: US$51m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$51m
- Angola: US$51m
- Germany: US$48m
- Guinea: US$47m
- Senegal: US$47m
- Belarus: US$45m
- Italy: US$45m
- Canada: US$43m
- Bulgaria: US$42m
- Iraq: US$41m
- South Korea: US$39m
- Türkiye: US$39m
- Georgia: US$37m
- United States: US$37m
- Belgium: US$36m
- Spain: US$35m
- Slovakia: US$33m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$27m
- Lebanon: US$25m
- Latvia: US$25m
- Egypt: US$20m
- Haiti: US$20m
- Somalia: US$19m
- Mali: US$18m
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$17m
- Czechia: US$17m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$887m | 17.6% | |
| 2 | US$675m | 13.4% | |
| 3 | US$534m | 10.6% | |
| 4 | US$319m | 6.3% | |
| 5 | US$268m | 5.3% | |
| 6 | US$179m | 3.5% | |
| 7 | US$174m | 3.5% | |
| 8 | US$156m | 3.1% | |
| 9 | US$133m | 2.6% | |
| 10 | US$126m | 2.5% |
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 country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20%* | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 28%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 47% | 20% – 60% | 2023 | |
| 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 9% | 0% – 18% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 605%* | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 47% | 20% – 60% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5.3% | 2023 | ||
| 44%* | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5.8% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 | ||
| 39%* | 35% – 42% | 2023 | |
| 60% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 28%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 47% | 20% – 60% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 189%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 47% | 20% – 60% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 6% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 11% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 28%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 43%* | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 47% | 20% – 60% | 2023 | |
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 152%* | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 33% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 5.3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 654%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 100% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25%* | 2023 | ||
| 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
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6309.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 6309.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 6309.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 6309.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 6309.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 6309.00 | unchanged |
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
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.
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FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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.