HS Code Detail
611030 Chapter 61 · Clothing (knit) Sweaters / sweatshirts, man-made fibres
Six-digit subheading in Clothing (knit), chapter 61 of the Harmonized System, priced here for 5 destination markets.
Anatomy of 611030
You will declare against a longer local code that begins 611030: ten digits in the United Kingdom, eight in the European Union, and the first six the same everywhere. Which trailing digits apply is what the 5 rates below differ on.
What this code covers
Import duty by country
MFN duty rate · 5 countries| Country | Duty | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺Australia | 5% | 10% |
| 🇨🇦Canada | 18% | 5% |
| 🇩🇪Germany | 12% | 19% |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | 12% | 23% |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 12% | 20% |
Rates shown are MFN (Most Favoured Nation), the default for WTO members. Preferential FTA rates may be lower with valid proof of origin. Section 301 / anti-dumping surcharges on Chinese-origin goods are not included.
What that costs: 611030 into Australia
An illustrative consignment of 611030 invoiced at AUD 2,000.00, priced in AUD because a threshold is set in the destination's currency and nothing here is converted.
| Goods value on the invoice | AUD 2,000.00 |
| International freight | AUD 120.00 |
| Cargo insurance | AUD 30.00 |
| Value the duty is charged on, FOB basis | AUD 2,000.00 |
| Duty at 5% | AUD 100.00 |
| Australia tax at 10%, charged on the value plus the duty | AUD 225.00 |
| Total, before commercial charges | AUD 2,475.00 |
And if the consignment were small
Australia relieves customs duty, GST and the Import Processing Charge on consignments at or under AUD 1,000. The 611030 shipment above is over that, so its duty is charged in full. The same code invoiced at exactly AUD 1,000 with no freight would be charged AUD 0.00 of duty and AUD 0.00 of tax, a total of AUD 1,000.00. The rate on the 611030 row has not changed; only the charge is relieved. The tax is not simply absent at that value: Australia collects it on the sale instead of at the border, so an overseas seller or marketplace above the registration threshold charges it at checkout. What the relief removes is the charge on arrival, not the tax.
Selling rather than buying? AUD 2,475.00 is what your buyer in Australia pays to take delivery of this consignment, yours to pay if you quote DDP and theirs if you quote DAP: Exporting to Australia sets out who collects it and what your invoice has to say.
An illustration, not a quotation: broker fees, handling and any trade remedy on the origin sit outside it. Price 611030 on your own numbers in the duty calculator.
How these rates were verified
Rates last verified 7 September 2026Every figure in the table above was read from the official tariff database of the market that charges it, on the date shown. Nothing here is copied from another aggregator.
- 🇬🇧GB
- Third country duty for 611030 GB, read on 2026-09-07 from https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/commodities/6110301000 and again on 2026-09-07 from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reference-document-for-the-customs-tariff-establishment-eu-exit-regulations-2020. Both returned 12%. The two publications are independent of each other and they agree. Retrieved text: 6110301000 12.00 %; 6110309100 12.00 %; 6110309900 12.00 %
- 🇨🇦CA
- MFN for 611030 CA, read on 2026-09-07 from https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2026/html/00/ch61-eng.html and again on 2026-09-07 from https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2026/menu-eng.html. Both returned 18%. The Canada Border Services Agency is the only body that publishes this schedule. The Department of Justice publishes the Act and refers readers to the Agency for the schedule itself, so both readings are the Agency's, taken from two different products. Retrieved text: 6110.30.00 18%
- 🇦🇺AU
- MFN for 611030 AU, read on 2026-09-07 from https://www.abf.gov.au/importing-exporting-and-manufacturing/tariff-classification/current-tariff/schedule-3/section-xi/chapter-61 and again on 2026-09-07 from https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A04997/latest/text. Both returned 5%. The two publications are independent of each other and they agree. Retrieved text: 6110.30.00 5%
- 🇩🇪DE 🇵🇹PT
- One reading covers DE and PT, which are priced from the same schedule: Third country duty (EU, via NI Online Tariff) for 611030 DE, read on 2026-09-07 from https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/xi/commodities/6110301000 and again on 2026-09-07 from https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/results?product=611030&origin=CN&destination=DE. Both returned 12%. The two publications are independent of each other and they agree. Retrieved text: 6110301000 12.00 %; 6110309100 12.00 %; 6110309900 12.00 %
Markets with no figure recorded
United States: United States splits 6110.30 into 4 tariff lines and they do not carry the same rate: the schedule returned 6 to 32%. A single percentage cannot represent that honestly, so no United States figure is recorded and the calculator falls back to its disclosed category average.
Re-check first: Man-made fibres are what separate this code from the cotton sweaters at 611020. All three United Kingdom lines carry the same rate, and the United States lines range too widely for any single figure to stand for them, which is why only the United Kingdom is priced.
What falls under 611030
- Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted
- Polyester fleece tops, acrylic knit jumpers, synthetic cardigans and man-made fibre sweatshirts
What's specifically excluded
These look similar but belong under a different code:
Commonly confused with
610120: Knitted outerwear jackets
The full zip fleece is the standing argument. A fleece top is a pullover or cardigan of 6110 unless it is built as weather protection, and a windproof membrane, a lining or a storm flap moves it towards the outerwear headings while an unlined fleece stays here.
610990: Man-made fibre T-shirts
A long sleeved lightweight knitted top can be argued as either a T-shirt or a light jersey. Fabric weight and whether the garment is a base layer or worn over one carry the argument, and the boundary is genuinely thin in technical sportswear.
Classification & cost note
Heading 6110 covers the whole jersey and pullover family in one place, so cardigans, sweaters, waistcoats and fleece tops share a code and only the fibre separates the subheadings. The line that matters is upwards, into outerwear. A fleece is a midlayer and stays in 6110; a fleece with a windproof membrane bonded into it, a lining or weatherproofing is arguably a garment of heading 6101 or 6102, and softshell constructions sit squarely in the disputed middle. The commercially useful point is that the answer follows the fabric specification rather than the garment name, so obtaining the laminate or membrane detail from the mill at sampling stage resolves it before an order is placed. Recycled polyester content changes nothing about the classification, though it may support claims that are regulated separately.
Typical products: Polyester microfleece pullovers · Acrylic knit jumpers and cardigans · Synthetic half zip midlayers · Man-made fibre sweatshirts · Knitted polyester waistcoats · Recycled polyester fleece tops
What the notes to section XI say
Chapter 61 sits in section XI, textiles and textile articles, where a section note governs every chapter in the section and applies before the heading notes below; the 10 reaching chapter 61 name no heading this site holds a code under, and they are quoted whole on the chapter 61 page, read from https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/api/v2/sections/11 on 2026-09-08.
What the nomenclature says about heading 6110
611030 is a subheading of 6110, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, knitted or crocheted , and this site holds one other code under the same heading, which every rule below governs equally.
No numbered note to chapter 61 takes heading 6110 as its subject, which is what the published notes say rather than a gap on this page: the heading is defined by its own wording above and by the note to the chapter, quoted in full on the chapter 61 page.
Read from the notes to chapter 61 published in the UK Trade Tariff by HM Revenue and Customs, at https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/api/v2/chapters/61, with the heading title from https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/api/v2/headings/6110, on 2026-09-07, with the whole layer and the reason a heading note is a chapter note set out on the chapter 61 page. These notes are part of the international text of the Harmonized System, so the rule is the same whichever destination a shipment is going to, and it decides classification and never a rate.
Questions about 611030
Is a fleece jacket outerwear?
Usually not. An unlined fleece is a pullover or cardigan of heading 6110 even with a full zip. It moves towards the outerwear headings when built as weather protection, with a membrane, a lining or a storm flap.
Where do softshells sit?
In the genuinely disputed middle. A bonded membrane pushes towards outerwear and a plain bonded fleece backing does not, so the mill's laminate specification is what resolves it rather than the product name.
Does recycled content affect the code?
No. Recycled polyester is classified exactly as virgin polyester. Recycled content claims are regulated separately as environmental marketing and have no tariff consequence.
Does knit gauge or stitch count matter?
Not at six digits. Gauge describes how fine the knitting is and affects weight, drape and cost, but the subheading turns on fibre alone once the garment type is settled. Some national tariffs subdivide further and may ask for it below the six digit level.
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