HS Code Detail
620342 Chapter 62 · Clothing (woven) Men's trousers / jeans, cotton
Six-digit subheading in Clothing (woven), chapter 62 of the Harmonized System, priced here for 7 destination markets.
Anatomy of 620342
You will declare against a longer local code that begins 620342: ten digits in the United States and the United Kingdom, eight in the European Union, and the first six the same everywhere. Which trailing digits apply is what the 7 rates below differ on.
What this code covers
Import duty by country
MFN duty rate · 7 countries| Country | Duty | VAT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺Australia | 5% | 10% | |
| 🇨🇦Canada | 17% | 5% | |
| 🇩🇪Germany | 12% | 19% | |
| 🇮🇳India | 20% or Rs 135 per piece, whichever is higher | 5% | |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | 12% | 23% | |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 12% | 20% | |
| 🇺🇸United States | 0% to 16.6% | 0% | |
| No single rate for United States United States splits this subheading into 6 national tariff lines and they do not all carry the same duty. Two official readings agree the schedule runs from 0% to 16.6%, and neither of them names a single rate for the six digit code, so the cell above shows the range rather than a figure from inside it.
Read them at the official tariff. | |||
United States splits this six digit code into national lines that do not all carry the same duty, which is why the cell above shows a range; which line your goods take is a classification decision and it is what decides the duty, so this site shows the range rather than choosing a line for you.
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.
Duty figures on this page have not yet been checked against official tariff schedules and should be treated as estimates.
What that costs: 620342 into United Kingdom
An illustrative consignment of 620342 invoiced at GBP 2,000.00, priced in GBP because a threshold is set in the destination's currency and nothing here is converted.
| Goods value on the invoice | GBP 2,000.00 |
| International freight | GBP 120.00 |
| Cargo insurance | GBP 30.00 |
| Value the duty is charged on, CIF basis | GBP 2,150.00 |
| Duty at 12% | GBP 258.00 |
| United Kingdom tax at 20%, charged on the value plus the duty | GBP 481.60 |
| Total, before commercial charges | GBP 2,889.60 |
And if the consignment were small
United Kingdom relieves customs duty on consignments at or under GBP 135. The 620342 shipment above is over that, so its duty is charged in full. The same code invoiced at exactly GBP 135 with no freight would be charged GBP 0.00 of duty and GBP 27.00 of tax, a total of GBP 162.00. The rate on the 620342 row has not changed; only the charge is relieved. The tax is not simply absent at that value: United Kingdom 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? GBP 2,889.60 is what your buyer in United Kingdom pays to take delivery of this consignment, yours to pay if you quote DDP and theirs if you quote DAP: Exporting to United Kingdom 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 620342 on your own numbers in the duty calculator.
How these rates were verified
The markets listed below were read from the official tariff database of the market that charges it. Nothing here is copied from another aggregator. The other rows in the table above are not yet traced to a source, which is why no date is shown over them.
- 🇦🇺AU
- MFN for 620342 AU, read on 2026-09-01 from https://www.abf.gov.au/importing-exporting-and-manufacturing/tariff-classification/current-tariff/schedule-3/section-xi/chapter-62 and again on 2026-09-01 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: 6203.42.00 5%
- 🇨🇦CA
- MFN for 620342 CA, read on 2026-08-31 from https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2026/html/00/ch62-eng.html and again on 2026-09-01 from https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2026/menu-eng.html. Both returned 17%. 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: 6203.42.00 17%
- 🇩🇪DE 🇵🇹PT
- One reading covers DE and PT, which are priced from the same schedule: Third country duty (EU, via NI Online Tariff) for 620342 DE, read on 2026-08-31 from https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/xi/commodities/6203421100 and again on 2026-09-01 from https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/results?product=620342&origin=CN&destination=DE. Both returned 12%. The two publications are independent of each other and they agree. Retrieved text: 6203421100 12.00 %; 6203423100 12.00 %; 6203423300 12.00 %; 6203423500 12.00 %; 6203425100 12.00 %; 6203425900 12.00 %; 6203429000 12.00 %
- 🇬🇧GB
- Third country duty for 620342 GB, read on 2026-08-31 from https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/commodities/6203421100 and again on 2026-09-01 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: 6203421100 12.00 %; 6203423100 12.00 %; 6203423300 12.00 %; 6203423500 12.00 %; 6203425100 12.00 %; 6203425900 12.00 %; 6203429000 12.00 %
What falls under 620342
- Men's or boys' trousers, bib-and-brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton, NOT knitted (woven), including denim jeans
What's specifically excluded
These look similar but belong under a different code:
Commonly confused with
620462: Women's cotton jeans
Gender cut changes the code even for visually similar jeans: men's/boys' is 620342, women's/girls' is 620462.
610342: Knitted cotton trousers
Stretch joggers and knit trousers are Chapter 61, not 62: woven denim is 620342, knit is 610342.
Classification & cost note
Denim jeans are one of the most-imported apparel items in the world and a common audit target. The classification depends on woven construction, cotton predominance and the men's/boys' cut. A stretch-denim with significant elastane is still cotton-predominant by weight in most cases, but heavily synthetic 'jeggings' can tip into a different fibre subheading.
Typical products: Men's denim jeans · Cotton chinos · Cotton cargo trousers and shorts
What the notes to section XI say
Chapter 62 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 62 name no heading this site holds a code under, and they are quoted whole on the chapter 62 page, read from https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/api/v2/sections/11 on 2026-09-08.
What the nomenclature says about heading 6203
620342 is a subheading of 6203, men's or boys' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear) , and this site holds one other code under the same heading, which every rule below governs equally.
One numbered note to chapter 62 takes heading 6203 as its own subject, and it is quoted below in full, as published.
Note 3 to chapter 62
For the purposes of heading 6203 and 6204:
a. the term 'suit' means a set of garments composed of two or three pieces made up, in respect of their outer surface, in identical fabric and comprising:
one suit coat or jacket the outer shell of which, exclusive of sleeves, consists of four or more panels, designed to cover the upper part of the body, possibly with a tailored waistcoat in addition whose front is made from the same fabric as the outer surface of the other components of the set and whose back is made from the same fabric as the lining of the suit coat or jacket; and
one garment designed to cover the lower part of the body and consisting of trousers, breeches or shorts (other than swimwear), a skirt or a divided skirt, having neither braces nor bibs.
All of the components of a 'suit' must be of the same fabric construction, colour and composition; they must also be of the same style and of corresponding or compatible size. However, these components may have piping (a strip of fabric sewn into the seam) in a different fabric.
If several separate components to cover the lower part of the body are presented together (for example, two pairs of trousers or trousers and shorts, or a skirt or divided skirt and trousers), the constituent lower part shall be one pair of trousers or, in the case of women's or girls' suits, the skirt or divided skirt, the other garments being considered separately.
The term 'suit' includes the following sets of garments, whether or not they fulfil all the above conditions:
morning dress, comprising a plain jacket (cutaway) with rounded tails hanging well down at the back and striped trousers;
evening dress (tailcoat), generally made of black fabric, the jacket of which is relatively short at the front, does not close and has narrow skirts cut in at the hips and hanging down behind;
dinner jacket suits, in which the jacket is similar in style to an ordinary jacket (though perhaps revealing more of the shirt front), but has shiny silk or imitation silk lapels.
b. the term 'ensemble' means a set of garments (other than suits and articles of heading 6207 or 6208) composed of several pieces made up in identical fabric, put up for retail sale, and comprising:
one garment designed to cover the upper part of the body, with the exception of waistcoats which may also form a second upper garment, and
one or two different garments, designed to cover the lower part of the body and consisting of trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches, shorts (other than swimwear), a skirt or a divided skirt.
All of the components of an ensemble must be of the same fabric construction, style, colour and composition; they also must be of corresponding or compatible size. The term 'ensemble' does not apply to track suits or ski suits, of heading 6211.
Read from the notes to chapter 62 published in the UK Trade Tariff by HM Revenue and Customs, at https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/api/v2/chapters/62, with the heading title from https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/api/v2/headings/6203, on 2026-09-07, with the whole layer and the reason a heading note is a chapter note set out on the chapter 62 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 620342
What is the HS code for men's jeans?
Woven cotton men's/boys' jeans are 620342. Women's cotton jeans are 620462, and knitted/stretch-knit trousers move to Chapter 61.
Does stretch denim change the classification?
Usually not, cotton typically still predominates by weight, keeping it in 620342. Only when man-made fibres exceed cotton by weight does the subheading change.
Related codes in Chapter 62
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