HS Code Detail
620443 Chapter 62 · Clothing (woven) Women's dresses, synthetic fibres, woven
Six-digit subheading in Clothing (woven), chapter 62 of the Harmonized System, priced here for 6 destination markets.
Anatomy of 620443
You will declare against a longer local code that begins 620443: 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 | 16% | 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: 620443 into Canada
An illustrative consignment of 620443 invoiced at CAD 2,000.00, priced in CAD because a threshold is set in the destination's currency and nothing here is converted.
| Goods value on the invoice | CAD 2,000.00 |
| International freight | CAD 120.00 |
| Cargo insurance | CAD 30.00 |
| Value the duty is charged on, FOB basis | CAD 2,000.00 |
| Duty at 18% | CAD 360.00 |
| Canada tax at 5%, charged on the value plus the duty | CAD 118.00 |
| Total, before commercial charges | CAD 2,628.00 |
And if the consignment were small
Canada relieves customs duties and taxes on consignments at or under CAD 20. The 620443 shipment above is over that, so its duty is charged in full. The same code invoiced at exactly CAD 20 with no freight would be charged CAD 0.00 of duty and CAD 0.00 of tax, a total of CAD 20.00. The rate on the 620443 row has not changed; only the charge is relieved.
Selling rather than buying? CAD 2,628.00 is what your buyer in Canada pays to take delivery of this consignment, yours to pay if you quote DDP and theirs if you quote DAP: Exporting to Canada 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 620443 on your own numbers in the duty calculator.
How these rates were verified
Rates last verified 30 August 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.
- 🇦🇺AU
- Australian Border Force Schedule 3 working tariff, general rate for 6204.43.00, read from abf.gov.au.
- 🇨🇦CA
- CBSA Customs Tariff 2026, MFN rate for 6204.43.00, read from cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
- 🇩🇪DE
- EU TARIC, third country duty (erga omnes) for TARIC code 6204430000 and the German standard VAT rate, read from ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds2/taric.
- 🇬🇧GB
- UK Trade Tariff, third country duty and the standard rate of VAT for commodity 6204430000, read from trade-tariff.service.gov.uk.
- 🇵🇹PT
- EU TARIC, third country duty (erga omnes) for TARIC code 6204430000 and the Portuguese standard IVA rate, read from ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds2/taric.
- 🇺🇸US
- USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, general rate for HTS 6204.43.40, the residual synthetic line, read from hts.usitc.gov.
Re-check first: The US 16% is the residual line 6204.43.40, and it is nearly double the 8.4% on the cotton dress at 620442, which is the whole reason this code exists separately. The same dress at 36% or more wool falls in 6204.43.30 at 14.9% and at 30% or more silk in 6204.43.20 at 7.1%, so confirm the fibre mix before relying on the US figure. The UK 20% is the adult rate; young children's clothing is zero rated there.
What falls under 620443
- Women's or girls' dresses of synthetic fibres, woven rather than knitted
- Woven polyester, microfibre and synthetic blend dresses
What's specifically excluded
These look similar but belong under a different code:
Commonly confused with
610443: Knitted synthetic dress
This is the most transposed pair in womenswear, because fibre and garment match exactly and only construction differs. The heading moves from 6204 to 6104 on that single fact, and so does the rate in most markets.
620442: Woven cotton dress
Where a dress is a polyester and cotton blend the code turns on which fibre predominates by weight. Suppliers routinely declare the fibre the brand leads with rather than the one the fabric actually contains most of.
Classification & cost note
Woven synthetic dresses sit at the crossing point of the two questions that decide nearly every apparel code, construction and fibre, which is why this subheading attracts more misdeclaration than its volume alone would explain. A practical control is to require the supplier to state both facts explicitly on the commercial invoice, in the form woven or knitted followed by fibre percentages by weight, rather than accepting a marketing description that mentions neither. Customs authorities in the major apparel importing markets run standing laboratory testing programmes on this part of the schedule, and a fibre analysis that contradicts a declaration is normally applied to every past entry of the same style rather than only to the consignment tested. The liability is therefore historic rather than prospective, which is what makes the documentary discipline worth its cost.
Typical products: Woven polyester tea dresses · Pleated crepe dresses in polyester · Microfibre shirt dresses · Printed woven maxi dresses
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 6204
620443 is a subheading of 6204, women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear) , and this site holds 3 other codes under the same heading, which every rule below governs equally.
One numbered note to chapter 62 takes heading 6204 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/6204, 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 620443
What happens if the declared fibre content turns out to be wrong?
Customs laboratories test apparel routinely. A finding that contradicts the declaration is usually applied across every prior entry of the same style, so the exposure runs backwards through the import history rather than stopping at the shipment examined.
Does a lining change the classification?
Classification follows the outer shell fabric, which gives the garment its essential character. A lining counts only where it is substantial enough to change what the garment fundamentally is, which is unusual in dresses.
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