62 Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted
The broadest level of the Harmonized System. Pick the heading below that fits your goods, then the six-digit code under it — that last one is what you declare.
Section XI, Textiles & Apparel — silk, wool, cotton, man-made fibres, fabrics, carpets and clothing.
- 62 Chapter Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted
- —— Heading Pick one of the 17 headings below
- —— Subheading Six digits, the level every country shares
Chapter 62 covers apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted: shirts made from woven fabric, trousers, suits, dresses and similar cut-and-sew garments, as distinct from the knitwear in chapter 61. Classification tip: Garment classification also depends on gender/age category (men's, women's, boys', girls', babies') and fibre content, both of which are checked separately from the knit-vs-woven split.
17 headings in chapter 62
Four-digit groups. Pick the one that fits, then the six-digit code inside it.
- 62.01 Overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including ski-jackets), wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, men's or boys', other than those of heading no. 6203 (not knitted or crocheted) 4 codes
- 62.02 Coats; women's or girls' overcoats, carcoats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including ski-jackets), wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, other than those of heading no. 6204 (not knitted or crocheted) 4 codes
- 62.03 Suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear); men's or boys' (not knitted or crocheted) 14 codes
- 62.04 Suits, ensembles, jackets, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear); women's or girls' (not knitted or crocheted) 25 codes
- 62.05 Shirts; men's or boys' (not knitted or crocheted) 3 codes
- 62.06 Blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses; women's or girls' (not knitted or crocheted) 5 codes
- 62.07 Singlets and other vests, underpants, briefs, night-shirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles; men's or boys' (not knitted or crocheted) 7 codes
- 62.08 Singlets and other vests, slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, negligees, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles; women's or girls' (not knitted or crocheted) 8 codes
- 62.09 Garments and clothing accessories; babies' (not knitted or crocheted) 3 codes
- 62.10 Garments made up of fabrics of heading no. 5602, 5603, 5903, 5906 or 5907 (not knitted or crocheted) 5 codes
- 62.11 Track suits, swimwear and other garments (not knitted or crocheted) 9 codes
- 62.12 Brassieres, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters and similar articles and parts thereof; whether or not knitted or crocheted 4 codes
- 62.13 Handkerchiefs (not knitted or crocheted) 2 codes
- 62.14 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like (not knitted or crocheted) 5 codes
- 62.15 Ties, bow ties and cravats (not knitted or crocheted) 3 codes
- 62.16 Gloves, mittens and mitts (not knitted or crocheted) 1 code
- 62.17 Clothing accessories n.e.c.; parts of garments or accessories other than those of heading no. 6212 (not knitted or crocheted) 2 codes
Other chapters in Section XI
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 from chapter 62? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipmentChapter 62 FAQ
Chapter 62 covers apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted: shirts made from woven fabric, trousers, suits, dresses and similar cut-and-sew garments, as distinct from the knitwear in chapter 61. Classification tip: Garment classification also depends on gender/age category (men's, women's, boys', girls', babies') and fibre content, both of which are checked separately from the knit-vs-woven split.
Pick the heading below that describes the goods, then the six-digit subheading under it. Six digits is the level the Harmonized System defines and the level customs everywhere recognises; anything beyond that is added by the importing country.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section XI and to chapter 62. 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.