HS code for dress
Classifying a dress turns on the fiber it is made from and whether the fabric is knit or woven. The cases below are how CBP classified specific dresses.
Knit synthetic-fiber dress
- HTS code CBP assigned
- 6104.43.20
- General duty rate
- 16%
- Section 301 (applies to products of China)
- List 4A - 7.5% (heading 9903.88.15)
Duty rate as of 2026-10-02 (2026 HTS Revision 20). Section 301 status as of 2026-10-02 (2026 HTS Revision 20). Product-specific Section 301 exclusions are not checked. Verify the duty rate and Section 301 status with a licensed customs broker.
A women’s dress of 100 percent synthetic fabric, with a knit padded dropped bodice and a hemmed bottom of multiple overlays. CBP found the mermaid costume “neither flimsy nor lacking in durability”, so it is a dress, not a festive article.
CBP classified a women’s dress under HTS 6104.43.2010, at a general duty rate of 16%.
“the applicable subheading for item 50119 will be 6104.43.2010”
Not this case if your goods are:
- dresses of 23%+ wool or fine animal hair
- a knit artificial-fibre (rayon) dress
These fall on a different line with a different duty rate or Section 301 status. Ask us →
Knit cotton dress
- HTS code CBP assigned
- 6104.42.00
- General duty rate
- 11.5%
- Section 301 (applies to products of China)
- List 4A - 7.5% (heading 9903.88.15)
Duty rate as of 2026-10-02 (2026 HTS Revision 20). Section 301 status as of 2026-10-02 (2026 HTS Revision 20). Product-specific Section 301 exclusions are not checked. Verify the duty rate and Section 301 status with a licensed customs broker.
A women’s sleeveless dress of 100 percent organic pima cotton knit fabric, with a U-shaped neckline tied with two self-fabric strips, a self-fabric crossover front panel and a hemmed skirt bottom reaching below the mid-thigh.
CBP classified a women’s sleeveless dress constructed from 100 percent organic pima cotton knit fabric under HTS 6104.42.0010, at a general duty rate of 11.5%.
“The applicable subheading for Item 2 will be 6104.42.0010”
Not this case if your goods are:
- dresses of an equal cotton/synthetic blend by weight
These fall on a different line with a different duty rate or Section 301 status. Ask us →
Woven cotton dress
- HTS code CBP assigned
- 6204.42.30
- General duty rate
- 8.4%
- Section 301 (applies to products of China)
- List 4A - 7.5% (heading 9903.88.15)
Duty rate as of 2026-10-02 (2026 HTS Revision 20). Section 301 status as of 2026-10-02 (2026 HTS Revision 20). Product-specific Section 301 exclusions are not checked. Verify the duty rate and Section 301 status with a licensed customs broker.
A woman’s dress of two garments attached at the shoulders by snap closures and separable without damage, both constructed from 100% cotton woven fabric.
CBP classified a woman’s dress composed of two garments attached at the shoulders by means of snap closures under HTS 6204.42.3050, at a general duty rate of 8.4%.
“The applicable subheading for both the outer garment and the inner garment will be 6204.42.3050”
Not this case if your goods are:
- dresses of an equal cotton/synthetic blend by weight
- certified hand-loomed and folklore products
- dresses of 36%+ flax
- babies' dresses
These fall on a different line with a different duty rate or Section 301 status. Ask us →
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