Subheading · Section XX

9619.00: Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material

9619.00
  • FreeUK
  • —EU
  • 100%Türkiye
  • 0%–16%USA
  • US$17.8bnWorld trade in 2024

9619.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 9619, sanitary towels, chapter 96.

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 9619.00 covers 10 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 9619.00 covers 16 tariff lines and the statutory rate is 100%.

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides subheading 9619.00 into 19 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 16% (average 7.6%). 2 of them are duty-free.

World trade in these goods reached US$17.8bn in 2024, down 4.2% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 18.3% of the total, ahead of the Czechia.

The United States imported the most (US$1.9bn).

The United Kingdom ranked 30th among 174 exporters with US$76.2m; its largest buyer was Ireland.

The United Kingdom imported US$934.1m, most of it from the Czechia.

Duty rates compared

UK Free Third-country duty 10 tariff lines EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 8 tariff lines Türkiye 100% Statutory rate (Law 474) 16 tariff lines USA Free – 16% General (MFN) 19 tariff lines · average 7.6%

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 9619 00 30 00 Of wadding of textile materials Free
  2. 9619 00 40 00 Sanitary towels (pads), tampons and similar articles Free
  3. 9619 00 40 10 Knitted or crocheted Free
  4. 9619 00 40 90 Other Free
  5. 9619 00 50 00 Napkins and napkin liners and similar articles Free
  6. 9619 00 50 10 Knitted or crocheted Free
  7. 9619 00 50 90 Other Free
  8. 9619 00 71 00 Sanitary towels (pads) Free
  9. 9619 00 75 00 Tampons Free
  10. 9619 00 79 00 Other Free
  11. 9619 00 81 00 Napkins and napkin liners for babies Free
  12. 9619 00 89 00 Other (for example, incontinence care articles) Free

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 9619 00 Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material:
  2. 9619 00 30 Of wadding of textile materials —
  3. Of other textile materials:
  4. 9619 00 40 Sanitary towels (pads), tampons and similar articles —
  5. 9619 00 50 Napkins and napkin liners and similar articles —
  6. Of other materials:
  7. Sanitary towels (pads), tampons and similar articles:
  8. 9619 00 71 Sanitary towels (pads) —
  9. 9619 00 75 Tampons —
  10. 9619 00 79 Other —
  11. Napkins and napkin liners and similar articles:
  12. 9619 00 81 Napkins and napkin liners for babies —
  13. 9619 00 89 Other (for example, incontinence care articles) —

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 9619.00.30 Dokumaya elverişli maddelerden yapılmış vatkadan olanlar:
  2. 9619.00.30.10.00 Sentetik veya suni liflerden 100%
  3. 9619.00.30.90.00 Diğerleri 100%
  4. 9619.00.40 Hijyenik havlular, tamponlar ve benzeri eşya:
  5. 9619.00.40.10.00 Örme olanlar 100%
  6. 9619.00.40.90.00 Diğerleri 100%
  7. 9619.00.50 Bebek bezleri ve benzeri hijyenik eşya:
  8. 9619.00.50.10.00 Örme olanlar 100%
  9. 9619.00.50.90.00 Diğerleri 100%
  10. 9619.00.71 Hijyenik havlular:
  11. 9619.00.71.10.00 Kağıt hamurundan, kağıttan, selüloz vatka veya selüloz liflerden olanlar 100%
  12. 9619.00.71.90.00 Diğerleri 100%
  13. 9619.00.75 Tamponlar:
  14. 9619.00.75.10.00 Kağıt hamurundan, kağıttan, selüloz vatka veya selüloz liflerden olanlar 100%
  15. 9619.00.75.90.00 Diğerleri 100%
  16. 9619.00.79 Diğerleri:
  17. 9619.00.79.10.00 Kağıt hamurundan, kağıttan, selüloz vatka veya selüloz liflerden olanlar 100%
  18. 9619.00.79.90.00 Diğerleri 100%
  19. 9619.00.81 Bebek bezleri:
  20. 9619.00.81.10.00 Kağıt hamurundan, kağıttan, selüloz vatka veya selüloz liflerden olanlar 100%
  21. 9619.00.81.90.00 Diğerleri 100%
  22. 9619.00.89 Diğerleri (örneğin inkontinans bakım ürünleri):
  23. 9619.00.89.10.00 Kağıt hamurundan, kağıttan, selüloz vatka veya selüloz liflerden olanlar 100%
  24. 9619.00.89.90.00 Diğerleri 100%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 9619.00 Sanitary pads (towels) and tampons, diapers (napkins), diaper liners and similar articles, of any material:
  2. 9619.00.05.00 Of plastics 5%kg
  3. 9619.00.11.00 Of paper pulp Freekg
  4. 9619.00.15 Of paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibers Free
  5. 9619.00.15.10 Sanitary napkins and tampons kg
  6. 9619.00.15.30 Diapers and diaper liners kg
  7. 9619.00.15.60 Other kg
  8. Of textile wadding:
  9. 9619.00.21.00 Of cotton (369) 3.6%kg
  10. 9619.00.25.00 Other (669) 6.3%kg
  11. Diapers of other textile materials:
  12. Of cotton:
  13. 9619.00.31.00 Of knitted or crocheted textile fabric (239) 8.1%doz., kg
  14. 9619.00.33.00 Other (239) 9.3%doz., kg
  15. 9619.00.41.00 Of synthetic fibers (239) 16%doz., kg
  16. 9619.00.43.00 Of artificial fibers (239) 14.9%doz., kg
  17. Of other textile fibers:
  18. 9619.00.46.00 Of knitted or crocheted textile fabric (839) 5.6%doz., kg
  19. 9619.00.48.00 Other (839) 2.8%doz., kg
  20. Other, of textile materials:
  21. Knitted or crocheted:
  22. 9619.00.61.00 Of cotton 10.8%doz., kg
  23. 9619.00.64.00 Of man-made fibers 14.9%doz., kg
  24. 9619.00.68.00 Other 5.6%doz., kg
  25. Other:
  26. 9619.00.71.00 Of cotton 8.1%doz., kg
  27. 9619.00.74.00 Of man-made fibers 16%doz., kg
  28. Other:
  29. 9619.00.78.00 Menʼs or boysʼ 2.8%doz., kg
  30. 9619.00.79.00 Womenʼs or girlsʼ 7.3%doz., kg
  31. 9619.00.90.00 Other 7%No., kg

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

9619.00 · US$17.8bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2.4mUS$2.4m+US$36.7m+US$317.7m+> US$870.4m

Exports: 174
  1. China: US$3.3bn
  2. Czechia: US$1.5bn
  3. Poland: US$1.4bn
  4. Germany: US$1.3bn
  5. United States: US$870.4m
  6. Canada: US$844.8m
  7. Türkiye: US$829.3m
  8. Netherlands: US$741.2m
  9. Mexico: US$640.9m
  10. Spain: US$497m
  11. Belgium: US$488.8m
  12. Hungary: US$474.2m
  13. Italy: US$460.6m
  14. Sweden: US$424.6m
  15. Japan: US$372m
  16. France: US$321.3m
  17. Slovakia: US$317.7m
  18. Saudi Arabia: US$258.9m
  19. Denmark: US$238.6m
  20. Thailand: US$209.9m
  21. Egypt: US$201.5m
  22. Greece: US$165.3m
  23. Russia: US$150.1m
  24. Vietnam: US$137.9m
  25. Costa Rica: US$127.4m
  26. South Africa: US$125.4m
  27. Colombia: US$111.6m
  28. Switzerland: US$83.4m
  29. Indonesia: US$79.3m
  30. United Kingdom: US$76.2m
  31. Malaysia: US$76.2m
  32. Ukraine: US$59.9m
  33. South Korea: US$53.6m
  34. Tunisia: US$50.5m
  35. Argentina: US$46m
  36. Ghana: US$45.1m
  37. India: US$44m
  38. Brazil: US$44m
  39. Taiwan: US$40.8m
  40. Philippines: US$39.4m
  41. Austria: US$38.1m
  42. Kenya: US$36.7m
  43. Singapore: US$32.1m
  44. Bahrain: US$28.1m
  45. Israel: US$27.7m
  46. Jordan: US$27.1m
  47. Portugal: US$27m
  48. Slovenia: US$26.3m
  49. Peru: US$25.2m
  50. Lithuania: US$21.3m
  51. Chile: US$20.6m
  52. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$20.1m
  53. Zambia: US$18.3m
  54. Côte d’Ivoire: US$17.8m
  55. Pakistan: US$15.5m
  56. Guatemala: US$14.8m
  57. Romania: US$14.7m
  58. Ecuador: US$13.8m
  59. Australia: US$12.9m
  60. United Arab Emirates: US$11.3m

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$3.3bn 18.3%
2 Czechia US$1.5bn 8.7%
3 Poland US$1.4bn 7.7%
4 Germany US$1.3bn 7.1%
5 United States US$870.4m 4.9%
6 Canada US$844.8m 4.8%
7 Türkiye US$829.3m 4.7%
8 Netherlands US$741.2m 4.2%
9 Mexico US$640.9m 3.6%
10 Spain US$497m 2.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$1.9bn 10.4%
2 Germany US$1.1bn 6.2%
3 United Kingdom US$934.1m 5.3%
4 France US$781.4m 4.4%
5 Canada US$722m 4.1%
6 Russia US$560.6m 3.2%
7 Belgium US$560.5m 3.2%
8 Austria US$474.2m 2.7%
9 Australia US$430.6m 2.4%
10 Spain US$388.1m 2.2%

Legal notes

Additional note

1. Subheadings 96190071 to 96190089 include goods of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres.

Those subheadings also include composite goods consisting of the following:

  1. (a) an inner layer (for example, of nonwovens), designed to wick fluid away from the wearer's skin and thereby prevent chafing;

  2. (b) an absorbent core, for collecting and storing the fluid until the product can be disposed of; and

  3. (c) an outer layer (for example, of plastics), to prevent leakage of the fluid from the absorbent core.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material?

Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material fall under HS subheading 9619.00, part of heading 9619, in section XX of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on sanitary towels in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9619.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on sanitary towels in the United States?

Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 9619.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 16%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most sanitary towels?

China, with US$3.3bn in 2024 (18.3% of world exports).