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611241 Chapter 61 · Clothing (knit) Swimwear, synthetic fibres, women's
Six-digit subheading in Clothing (knit), chapter 61 of the Harmonized System, priced here for 3 destination markets.
Anatomy of 611241
You will declare against a longer local code that begins 611241: ten digits in the United States, eight in the European Union, and the first six the same everywhere. Which trailing digits apply is what the 3 rates below differ on.
What this code covers
Import duty by country
MFN duty rate · 3 countries| Country | Duty | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺Australia | 5% | 10% |
| 🇨🇦Canada | 18% | 5% |
| 🇺🇸United States | 24.9% | 0% |
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: 611241 into Australia
An illustrative consignment of 611241 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 611241 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 611241 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 611241 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.
- 🇺🇸US
- HTS General for 611241 US, read on 2026-09-07 from https://hts.usitc.gov/search?query=6112.41 and again on 2026-09-07 from https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=61&to=62&format=CSV&styles=false. Both returned 24.9%. The United States International Trade Commission is the only body that publishes this schedule. The second reading was taken in a different format to check the reading, not to corroborate the schedule, because there is no second schedule to corroborate it against. Retrieved text: 6112.41.00 24.9%
- 🇨🇦CA
- MFN for 611241 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: 6112.41.00 18%
- 🇦🇺AU
- MFN for 611241 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: 6112.41.00 5%
Markets with no figure recorded
United Kingdom: United Kingdom splits 6112.41 into 2 tariff lines and they do not carry the same rate: the schedule returned 8 to 12%. A single percentage cannot represent that honestly, so no United Kingdom figure is recorded and the calculator falls back to its disclosed category average.
Germany: Germany splits 6112.41 into 2 tariff lines and they do not carry the same rate: the schedule returned 8 to 12%. A single percentage cannot represent that honestly, so no Germany figure is recorded and the calculator falls back to its disclosed category average.
Portugal: Portugal splits 6112.41 into 2 tariff lines and they do not carry the same rate: the schedule returned 8 to 12%. A single percentage cannot represent that honestly, so no Portugal figure is recorded and the calculator falls back to its disclosed category average.
Re-check first: The rate is one of the steepest in the United States schedule and it applies to swimwear for women of synthetic fibres alone. Swimwear of other fibres is 6112.49 and swimwear for men is 6112.31 or 6112.39, none of them covered by this figure.
What falls under 611241
- Women's or girls' swimwear of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted
- One piece swimsuits, bikinis and knitted synthetic swim briefs cut for women
What's specifically excluded
These look similar but belong under a different code:
Commonly confused with
621210: Bikini tops as foundation garments
A bikini top can resemble a bra closely enough to raise the question, and the answer is that swimwear is classified as swimwear when the set is designed for swimming. A top sold separately with underwiring and hook and eye fastening rather than as part of a swim set is the case where 6212 becomes arguable.
610462: Knitted shorts and leggings
Swim shorts and ordinary knitted shorts differ on construction for swimming, typically a mesh lining and a drawcord waist. Without those, a knitted short is ordinary legwear even in a quick drying synthetic fabric.
Classification & cost note
Swimwear has its own heading and is identified by being designed for swimming, which is a construction test rather than a marketing one. The features that establish it are consistent and worth listing on a specification: a lining in the body or gusset, elasticated leg openings, a drawcord or firmly elasticated waist, and fabric chosen to shed water. A garment lacking all of these does not become swimwear because it is photographed at a pool. Two commercial notes follow. Bikini tops and bottoms sold as a set are classified together as swimwear, while pieces genuinely sold separately are each classified on their own, which can produce two codes for what a shopper regards as one product. And chlorine resistant fabrics change nothing in the tariff while mattering a great deal to the buyer.
Typical products: One piece swimsuits in knitted synthetics · Bikini sets in polyester and elastane · Tankini tops and bottoms · Swim briefs and swim shorts for women · Knitted synthetic swim dresses · Chlorine resistant training swimsuits
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 6112
611241 is a subheading of 6112, tracksuits, ski suits and swimwear, knitted or crocheted , and it is the only code this site holds under that heading.
One numbered note to chapter 61 takes heading 6112 as its own subject, and it is quoted below in full, as published.
Note 7 to chapter 61
For the purposes of heading 6112 'ski suits' means garments or sets of garments which, by their general appearance and texture, are identifiable as intended to be worn principally for skiing (cross country or alpine). They consist of either:
a. a 'ski overall', that is, a one-piece garment designed to cover the upper and the lower parts of the body; in addition to sleeves and a collar, the ski overall may have pockets or footstraps; or
b. a 'ski ensemble', that is, a set of garments composed of two or three pieces, put up for retail sale and comprising:
one garment such as an anorak, windcheater, wind jacket or similar article, closed by a slide fastener (zipper), possibly with a waistcoat in addition, and
one pair of trousers, whether or not extending above waist-level, one pair of breeches or one bib and brace overall.
The 'ski ensemble' may also consist of an overall similar to the one mentioned in paragraph (a) above and a type of padded sleeveless jacket worn over the overall.
All the components of a 'ski ensemble' must be made up in a fabric of the same texture, style and composition whether or not of the same colour; they also must be of corresponding or compatible size.
One further note to chapter 61 names heading 6112 from elsewhere in its own text, usually to send goods into it or away from it, and the sentence that names it is quoted below.
Note 3 to chapter 61, which is about something else
The term 'ensemble' does not apply to track suits or ski suits, of heading 6112.
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/6112, 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 611241
What makes a garment swimwear for tariff purposes?
Construction for swimming: a lining or gusset, elasticated leg openings, a drawcord or firmly elasticated waist and water shedding fabric. Marketing photography and product naming carry no weight.
Are bikini tops and bottoms one code or two?
Sold together as a set they are classified as swimwear on one line. Pieces genuinely sold separately are each classified in their own right, which can give two codes for what a shopper sees as one product.
Could a bikini top be a bra?
Only where it is sold separately and constructed as a foundation garment, with features such as underwiring and hook and eye fastening. As part of a swim set designed for swimming it is swimwear.
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