HS Code Detail
620343 Chapter 62 · Clothing (woven) Men's trousers, synthetic fibres, woven
Six-digit subheading in Clothing (woven), chapter 62 of the Harmonized System, priced here for 6 destination markets.
Anatomy of 620343
You will declare against a longer local code that begins 620343: 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 6 rates below differ on.
What this code covers
Import duty by country
MFN duty rate · 6 countries| Country | Duty | VAT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺Australia | 5% | 10% | |
| 🇨🇦Canada | 18% | 5% | |
| 🇩🇪Germany | 12% | 19% | |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | 12% | 23% | |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 12% | 20% | |
| 🇺🇸United States | Not a % | 0% | |
| Official duty for United States
The United States schedule has 13 national lines under this code and 6 different rate texts; 3 more are not listed here. Read it at the official tariff. | |||
United States charges this code by the hectolitre, the item or the kilogram rather than on its value, sometimes alongside a percentage, which is why the duty column reads Not a % there; a charge of that kind cannot be shown as a single percentage, so none is shown, the calculator does not estimate it, and the official wording is under each of those rows.
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: 620343 into Portugal
An illustrative consignment of 620343 invoiced at EUR 2,000.00, priced in EUR because a threshold is set in the destination's currency and nothing here is converted.
| Goods value on the invoice | EUR 2,000.00 |
| International freight | EUR 120.00 |
| Cargo insurance | EUR 30.00 |
| Value the duty is charged on, CIF basis | EUR 2,150.00 |
| Duty at 12% | EUR 258.00 |
| Portugal tax at 23%, charged on the value plus the duty | EUR 553.84 |
| Total, before commercial charges | EUR 2,961.84 |
And if the consignment were small
Portugal relieves nothing: the relief was abolished, so the duty above is charged whatever the consignment is worth. A smaller shipment pays less because the value is lower, not because a threshold spared it.
Selling rather than buying? EUR 2,961.84 is what your buyer in Portugal pays to take delivery of this consignment, yours to pay if you quote DDP and theirs if you quote DAP: Exporting to Portugal 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 620343 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 620343 US, read on 2026-09-07 from https://hts.usitc.gov/search?query=6203.43 and again on 2026-09-07 from https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=62&to=63&format=CSV&styles=false. Both returned the official wording "Free ; 7.1% ; 14.9% ; 49.6¢/kg + 19.7% ; 27.9% ; 12.2%". 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: 6203.43.01.00 Free; 6203.43.03.00 7.1%; 6203.43.05 14.9%; 6203.43.09 49.6¢/kg + 19.7%; 6203.43.11 7.1%; 6203.43.13 27.9%; 6203.43.45.00 Free; 6203.43.55.00 7.1%; 6203.43.60 14.9%; 6203.43.65.00 12.2%; 6203.43.70 49.6¢/kg + 19.7%; 6203.43.75 7.1%; 6203.43.90 27.9%
- 🇬🇧GB
- Third country duty for 620343 GB, read on 2026-09-07 from https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/commodities/6203431100 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: 6203431100 12.00 %; 6203431900 12.00 %; 6203433100 12.00 %; 6203433900 12.00 %; 6203439000 12.00 %
- 🇨🇦CA
- MFN for 620343 CA, read on 2026-09-07 from https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2026/html/00/ch62-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: 6203.43.00 18%
- 🇦🇺AU
- MFN for 620343 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-62 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: 6203.43.00 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 620343 DE, read on 2026-09-07 from https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/xi/commodities/6203431100 and again on 2026-09-07 from https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/results?product=620343&origin=CN&destination=DE. Both returned 12%. The two publications are independent of each other and they agree. Retrieved text: 6203431100 12.00 %; 6203431900 12.00 %; 6203433100 12.00 %; 6203433900 12.00 %; 6203439000 12.00 %
Re-check first: The United States splits synthetic trousers for men by water resistance, by down content and by wool content, and the wool lines add a charge per kilogram to the percentage. Construction and fibre mix both decide the figure, so read the official wording.
What falls under 620343
- Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres, woven
- Woven polyester workwear trousers, technical trousers and tailored synthetic shorts
What's specifically excluded
These look similar but belong under a different code:
Commonly confused with
620342: Cotton woven trousers
Workwear is frequently a polyester and cotton blend sitting close to an even split, and the subheading turns on which fibre predominates by weight. A range built on a 65 and 35 blend one season and a 50 and 50 the next changes code without changing appearance.
610342: Knitted synthetic trousers
Construction decides the chapter before anything else. Jogger style trousers in a knitted fabric are Chapter 61 even where the styling and the fibre match a woven pair exactly, and the loop structure of the fabric is the test.
Classification & cost note
Menswear and womenswear are separated at the heading level throughout the apparel chapters, so an otherwise identical trouser has a different code depending on who it is cut for. The rule is not about the buyer: it is about the cut, and the chapter notes provide that garments not identifiable as either are classified with womenswear, which resolves unisex ranges in one direction by default. Workwear dominates this subheading commercially, and it brings a consideration ordinary apparel does not. Protective clothing certified to a standard, such as high visibility or flame resistant trousers, may be personal protective equipment in the destination market, requiring conformity assessment and marking that ordinary trousers never face. The certification does not change the tariff code, and importers who assume it does are usually the ones who discover the requirement late.
Typical products: Woven polyester workwear trousers · Technical hiking and walking trousers · Cargo trousers in synthetic blends · Tailored synthetic suit trousers · Woven synthetic shorts · Bib and brace work overalls
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
620343 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 620343
How are unisex trousers classified?
The chapter notes provide that garments which cannot be identified as either men's or women's are classified with women's garments. So a genuinely unisex cut defaults to the womenswear heading rather than being split.
Does a protective standard change the code?
No. High visibility or flame resistant certification is a market access requirement, not a tariff one. The trousers keep their apparel classification while separately needing conformity assessment and marking as protective equipment.
Which fibre governs a polyester and cotton blend?
The one predominating by weight. Workwear blends often sit close to an even split, so a change from a 65 and 35 construction to a 50 and 50 can move the code without changing anything a buyer would notice.
Is a belt supplied with trousers classified separately?
Not when it is presented with the garment and is of a kind normally sold with it, in which case it is classified with the trousers. Belts shipped in bulk for separate sale are their own article and take a code determined by their material.
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