Working Tariff Document of New Zealand · tariff item · HS 6216.00
6216.00.00.09: WORK GLOVES
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Working Tariff Document of New Zealand, in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
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Importing into New Zealand
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
6216.00 Gloves, mittens and mitts
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 7.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 7.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free – 23.5% General (MFN) 20 tariff lines · average 8.6% · 4× specific or compound duty 
Canada 18% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Mexico 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines 
Peru 6% – 11% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 8.5% 
Japan Free – 6.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Taiwan 12% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway 5.6% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 17.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand lines: 6216.00
Binding rulings for similar goods
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.
- N345960 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of gloves from Sri Lanka
- N345959 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of gloves from Sri Lanka
- N340432 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of gloves from Pakistan
- N328782 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of gloves from China
- 600012922 HMRC
Women's golf gloves woven Panel on palm silicone grip at cuff Materials: Main - Nylon 60% and poliuretano 40% Panel - Nylon 93% and elastano 7%
- 600012947 HMRC
Women's golf gloves woven Panel on palm silicone grip at cuff Materials: Main - Nylon 60% and poliuretano 40% Panel - Nylon 93% and elastano 7%
- 600009234 HMRC
Product is a pair of unisex, short fingered deckhand gloves. They are comprised of a main part made from woven nylon and polyurethane and a panel made from mostly nylon with some elastane. This panel provides additional protection and a double layer Amara reinforcement to prevent water absorption.…
- 600009235 HMRC
Product is a pair of unisex, long fingered deckhand gloves. They are comprised of a main part made from woven nylon and polyurethane and a panel made from mostly nylon with some elastane. This panel provides additional protection and a double layer Amara reinforcement to prevent water absorption.…
31 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Additional notes
1. For the application of note 3(b) to this chapter, the components of an ensemble must be made up entirely in a single identical fabric, subject to compliance with the other conditions laid down in the said note.
For this purpose, the fabric used can be unbleached, bleached, dyed, of yarns of different colours or printed.
Sets of garments are not regarded as ensembles when their components are made up in different fabrics, even if the difference is due only to their respective colours.
All the components of an ensemble must be presented together for retail sale as a single unit. Individual wrapping or separate labelling of each component of such a single unit does not influence its classification as an ensemble.
2. Headings 6209 and 6216 include gloves, mittens and mitts, impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, even if they are:
made up from textile fabrics (other than knitted or crocheted) impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber of heading 5903 or 5906, or
made up from unimpregnated, uncoated or uncovered textile fabrics (other than knitted or crocheted) and subsequently impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber.
Where textile fabrics (other than knitted or crocheted) serve only as reinforcement, gloves, mittens or mitts impregnated, coated or covered with cellular plastics or cellular rubber belong in Chapter 39 or 40, even if they are made up from unimpregnated, uncoated or uncovered textile fabrics (other than knitted or crocheted) and subsequently impregnated, coated or covered with cellular plastics or cellular rubber (note 2(a)(5) and note 5, last paragraph, to Chapter 59).
Tariff item 6216.00.00.09 is a line of the Working Tariff Document of New Zealand under HS subheading 6216.00 (gloves, mittens and mitts).
The normal tariff rate is 5%, and quantities are declared in NPR.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 7.6%, the Türkiye duty is 7.6%, the US duty is 0%–23.5%, the Canada duty is 18%, the Mexico duty is 25%, the Brazil duty is 35%, the Argentina duty is 20%, the Peru duty is 6%–11%, the Japan duty is 0%–6.5%, the Taiwan duty is 12%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is 5.6%, the North Macedonia duty is 17.5% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
New Zealand imported goods of subheading 6216.00 worth US$5m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the New Zealand import duty for tariff item 6216.00.00.09?
The normal tariff rate in the Working Tariff Document of New Zealand is 5%; the supplementary unit is NPR. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does New Zealand import these goods from?
For subheading 6216.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$2m).