HS Code Detail
620462 Chapter 62 · Clothing (woven) Women's trousers / jeans, cotton
Six-digit subheading in Clothing (woven), chapter 62 of the Harmonized System, priced here for 7 destination markets.
Anatomy of 620462
You will declare against a longer local code that begins 620462: 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% | 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 7 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: 620462 into Germany
An illustrative consignment of 620462 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 |
| Germany tax at 19%, charged on the value plus the duty | EUR 457.52 |
| Total, before commercial charges | EUR 2,865.52 |
And if the consignment were small
Germany 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 2,865.52 is what your buyer in Germany pays to take delivery of this consignment, yours to pay if you quote DDP and theirs if you quote DAP: Exporting to Germany 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 620462 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 620462 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: 6204.62.00 5%
- 🇨🇦CA
- MFN for 620462 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: 6204.62.00 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 620462 DE, read on 2026-08-31 from https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/xi/commodities/6204621100 and again on 2026-09-01 from https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/results?product=620462&origin=CN&destination=DE. Both returned 12%. The two publications are independent of each other and they agree. Retrieved text: 6204621100 12.00 %; 6204623110 12.00 %; 6204623190 12.00 %; 6204623310 12.00 %; 6204623390 12.00 %; 6204623910 12.00 %; 6204623990 12.00 %; 6204625100 12.00 %; 6204625910 12.00 %; 6204625990 12.00 %; 6204629010 12.00 %; 6204629090 12.00 %
- 🇬🇧GB
- Third country duty for 620462 GB, read on 2026-08-31 from https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/commodities/6204621100 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: 6204621100 12.00 %; 6204623110 12.00 %; 6204623190 12.00 %; 6204623310 12.00 %; 6204623390 12.00 %; 6204623910 12.00 %; 6204623990 12.00 %; 6204625100 12.00 %; 6204625910 12.00 %; 6204625990 12.00 %; 6204629010 12.00 %; 6204629090 12.00 %
What falls under 620462
- Women's and girls' woven cotton trousers, jeans, shorts, breeches and bib-and-brace overalls
- Denim, chino, twill and corduroy in cotton-predominant constructions
What's specifically excluded
These look similar but belong under a different code:
Commonly confused with
620342: Men's cotton trousers
The women's and men's codes carry different rates in several schedules, so the cut matters, and unisex styling does not remove the question. Where a garment cannot be identified as either, Chapter 62 Note 9 sends it to the women's heading, which is the opposite of what most importers assume.
610462: Knitted trousers
Woven denim is Chapter 62, knitted stretch trousers and jeggings are Chapter 61, and the difference is the fabric construction rather than the elastane content. A pair of jeggings is not jeans in tariff terms.
Classification & cost note
Chapter 62 Note 9 is the one worth memorising here. Garments that cannot be identified as either men's or women's wear are classified as women's, so an ambiguous unisex style defaults into 6204 rather than 6203. Beyond that, the classification turns on cotton predominating by weight, which stretch denim usually still satisfies: 2% to 3% elastane leaves cotton well in the majority. It is only when polyester or viscose is added in quantity, which is common in cheaper stretch denim, that the code moves to 6204.63 and the rate changes.
Typical products: Women's denim jeans in cotton and cotton-elastane · Cotton chinos and twill trousers · Corduroy trousers · Cotton bib-and-brace 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 6204
620462 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 620462
Do women's and men's jeans use different HS codes?
Yes. Women's and girls' woven cotton trousers are 6204.62 and men's and boys' are 6203.42, and several tariff schedules apply different rates to each.
How are unisex jeans classified?
Chapter 62 Note 9 says that garments which cannot be identified as either men's or women's are classified as women's wear, so an ambiguous unisex style falls under 6204.62.
Does stretch denim stay in the cotton code?
Usually. A few percent of elastane leaves cotton predominant by weight. It is added polyester or viscose in quantity that pushes the garment into 6204.63.
Related codes in Chapter 62
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