61.09 T-shirts, singlets and other vests; knitted or crocheted
One level above the number you declare. Pick one of the six-digit codes below.
Section XI, Textiles & Apparel — silk, wool, cotton, man-made fibres, fabrics, carpets and clothing.
- 61 Chapter Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted
- 09 Heading T-shirts, singlets and other vests; knitted or crocheted
- —— Subheading Pick one of the 2 six-digit codes below
Chapter 61 covers apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted: t-shirts, sweaters, knit dresses and similar garments built from knit fabric or knitted directly to shape. Classification tip: Knit versus woven construction is the single biggest classification fork in apparel: chapter 61 (knit) and chapter 62 (woven) often carry different duty rates for what looks like the same type of garment.
All of chapter 61The 2 six-digit codes under 61.09
One of these is the number you declare.
Other headings in chapter 61
The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.
Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.
Shipping goods under 61.09? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment61.09 FAQ
Heading 61.09 covers t-shirts, singlets and other vests; knitted or crocheted. It is part of chapter 61 (apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted), and it is subdivided into 2 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.
Pick one of the 2 subheadings below. Those six digits are what customs recognises internationally; the importing country may extend them to eight or ten in its own tariff schedule.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section XI and to chapter 61. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.
A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.