HS Code for Suits
Woven (not knitted) suits are provided for by gender: men's and boys' suits point toward heading 6203, and women's and girls' suits toward heading 6204. Within each, the main branch is the fiber, wool or fine animal hair (6203.11), synthetic fibers (6203.12), and other textile materials such as cotton and silk (6203.19), and several lines carry a further split by whether the fabric is fine worsted wool or whether a garment contains 36 percent or more wool by weight. A separate breakout covers jackets imported on their own as parts of suits. Duty rates vary widely, from about 3.8% for silk-dominant suits to roughly 27.3% for standard synthetic men's suits, with one line carrying a compound specific-plus-percentage rate. Confirming the gender, fiber content and whether the fabric is knitted is the first step in exploring the most appropriate subheading.
HTS Codes for Suits
| HTS Code | Description | Duty Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6203.11.15.00 | Men's or boys' suits of wool or fine animal hair, of worsted wool fabric made of wool yarn averaging 18.5 microns or less Men's/boys' wool suits of fine worsted fabric (average fiber 18.5 microns or less) | 7.50% |
| 6203.11.30.00 | Men's or boys' suits of wool or fine animal hair, other Other men's/boys' wool or fine-animal-hair suits in this breakout | 7.50% |
| 6203.11.60.00 | Men's or boys' suits of wool or fine animal hair, of worsted wool fabric made of wool yarn averaging 18.5 microns or less Fine-worsted wool suits in the higher-rate wool breakout (average fiber 18.5 microns or less) | 17.50% |
| 6203.11.90.00 | Men's or boys' suits of wool or fine animal hair, other Other wool or fine-animal-hair suits in the higher-rate wool breakout | 17.50% |
| 6203.12.10.00 | Men's or boys' suits of synthetic fibers, containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair Synthetic-fiber suits still containing 36% or more wool or fine animal hair by weight | 17.50% |
| 6203.12.20.10 | Men's suits of synthetic fibers, other Men's suits of synthetic fibers (under 36% wool) - the standard poly/blend suit line | 27.30% |
| 6203.19.10.10 | Men's or boys' suits of cotton: jackets imported as parts of suits Cotton suit jackets imported separately as parts of suits | 13.20% |
| 6203.19.20.00 | Men's or boys' suits of other textile materials, containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair Suits of other textile materials still 36% or more wool by weight (carries a compound specific-plus-percentage rate) | 52.9¢/kg + 21% |
| 6203.19.30.00 | Men's or boys' suits of other textile materials, other Other men's/boys' suits of other textile materials (man-made / mixed) | 14.90% |
| 6203.19.50.00 | Men's or boys' suits of other textile materials, containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste Silk-dominant suits (70% or more silk or silk waste), at a lower rate | 3.80% |
| 6203.19.90.10 | Men's or boys' suits of other textile materials: jackets imported as parts of suits Suit jackets of other textile materials imported separately as parts of suits | 7.10% |
| 6204.13.10.00 | Women's or girls' suits of synthetic fibers, containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair Women's/girls' synthetic-fiber suits still containing 36% or more wool by weight (heading 6204) | 17% |
How to Approach Classification for Suits
Suits sit in chapter 62 when they are made of woven (not knitted or crocheted) fabric, and the first branch is gender. Men's and boys' suits point toward heading 6203, while women's and girls' suits point toward heading 6204. A suit made of knitted or crocheted fabric points instead toward the corresponding headings in chapter 61 (6103 or 6104), so confirming the fabric construction is an essential early step.
Within heading 6203 the primary split is the fiber of the suit. Suits of wool or fine animal hair point toward 6203.11, suits of synthetic fibers toward 6203.12, and suits of other textile materials (including cotton and silk) toward 6203.19. Women's suits follow the same fiber logic within heading 6204 (for example the synthetic-fiber women's line at 6204.13).
Several of these lines carry an additional composition test. The wool subheading breaks out fine worsted fabric made of wool yarn averaging 18.5 microns or less versus other wool, and it separates lower-rate and higher-rate groupings. The synthetic and other-material subheadings include breakouts for garments that still contain 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair, which are treated differently from garments below that threshold, and the silk-dominant line (70 percent or more silk) sits separately at a lower rate.
A distinctive feature of the suit provisions is the treatment of suit jackets imported on their own. A jacket presented separately as a part of a suit points toward the dedicated 'jackets imported as parts of suits' breakouts (for example 6203.19.10 for cotton and 6203.19.90 for other materials) rather than being classified as a complete suit or as a separate sport coat.
A practical way to approach it is to confirm first whether the fabric is woven or knitted (which decides between chapters 62 and 61), then the gender (6203 versus 6204), then the fiber, and finally any composition threshold such as the 36-percent-wool or fine-worsted tests. That sequence points toward a single most-appropriate subheading to explore. It is worth avoiding the assumption that a separately imported jacket is a sport coat, and avoiding the chapter 61 knitted headings for a woven suit.
Duty Rate Overview
General duty rates for suits vary widely with fiber and composition. Men's wool suits (6203.11) carry rates around 7.5% in one breakout and around 17.5% in another, and synthetic-fiber suits that still contain 36 percent or more wool (6203.12.10) run around 17.5%, while standard men's synthetic suits (6203.12.20) run higher, around 27.3%. Among suits of other textile materials, cotton suit jackets imported as parts of suits (6203.19.10) run around 13.2%, other-material suits (6203.19.30) around 14.9%, silk-dominant suits (6203.19.50) around 3.8%, and jackets of other materials imported as suit parts (6203.19.90) around 7.1%. The women's synthetic line 6204.13.10 runs around 17%. One line, suits of other textile materials containing 36 percent or more wool (6203.19.20), carries a compound rate of 52.9¢/kg plus 21%; a specific-plus-percentage figure that may display as 'Varies' in a rate summary but still applies in full. Because the rate swings sharply with fiber and wool content, the exact composition is worth confirming against the subheading. Preferential rates under free trade agreements may reduce or eliminate duties for qualifying origins. These figures are estimates for general planning purposes only.