HS Code 6216.00 : Gloves, mittens and mitts
MODULE 2: EXTRACTABLE ANSWER (AEO / SPEAKABLE)
EN (Official WCO)
FR (Pending)
ES (Pending)
The 6-digit Harmonized System (HS) code for gloves, mittens and mitts is 6216.00. Under the 2026 European Union (TARIC), the representative MFN general duty rate is 12.00 % [EU TARIC 2026].
MODULE 3: SIGNATURE A: HS DECODE VISUAL HIERARCHY
Subheading .00
.00
Gloves, mittens and mitts
MODULE 4: SIGNATURE B: TARIFF MATRIX
Import Duty Rates by Destination
European Union (EU TARIC / CN 2026)
6216000000
MODULE 5: EU IMPORT DUTY & VAT BREAKDOWN
EU Customs De Minimis
€150.00
Duty-free threshold
Official EU Classification Rulings: Search European Binding Tariff Information [EBTI Database ↗]
Notice: EU customs duties are uniform across all 27 Member States under the EU Customs Union. Import VAT is assessed locally by destination customs authorities.
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MODULE 6: Mandatory Customs Entry Document Matrix
Rule-Derived Customs Entry Package Checklist
UNIVERSAL DOCUMENT
Commercial Invoice
Itemized description, currency, Incoterms, seller/buyer details, and country of origin.
UNIVERSAL DOCUMENT
Packing List & Bill of Lading
Gross/net weight, container/seal numbers, piece count, and transport B/L or Air Waybill.
PREFERENTIAL RULE
Certificate of Origin (If Claiming FTA)
Required only when claiming zero-duty preference under USMCA, KORUS, or GSP.
MODULE 7: Regulatory Compliance & Partner Government Agency (PGA) Flags
Standard Entry
This commodity does not carry mandatory PGA pre-clearance flags under the ACE message set.
MODULE 8: EU Trade Defence Measures & Carbon Adjustment (CBAM)
EU Anti-Dumping Defence
Standard TARIC Duties
EU Steel Safeguards
Exempt (Non-Steel Commodity)
EU CBAM Carbon Alert
Not in Scope
MODULE 9: Free Trade Agreements (FTA) & Rules of Origin (RoO)
| Agreement Code | Trade Agreement / Program | Preferential Rate | Rules of Origin (RoO) Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCA | EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement | Free | Statement on Origin by registered exporter. |
| CETA | EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement | Free | CETA Origin Declaration on commercial invoice. |
| EPA | EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement | Free | Statement on Origin or importer knowledge under EU-Japan EPA. |
MODULE 10: Logistics, Freight & Transport Specifications
Standard 20ft Container
~28 CBM / 28,000 kg Payload
Standard 40ft High-Cube
~68 CBM / 28,600 kg Payload
Stowage Factor & Handling
Standard commercial packaging for Gloves, mittens and mitts
MODULE 11: European Binding Tariff Information (EBTI)
Legally binding tariff classification decisions valid across all 27 EU Member States for HS 6216.00.
Query the official European Commission EBTI classification rulings database:
Search EU Commission EBTI Database for 6216.00 →EU TARIC Declarable Commodity Lines (6216.00)
| HTS Code | Description | General Rate | Special (FTA) Rate | Column 2 Rate | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6216.00 | Gloves, mittens and mitts | Free | Free | Rate on request | — |
| 6216.00.05.00 | Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Ice hockey gloves and field hockey gloves | Free | Free | 25% | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.08.00 | Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other gloves, mittens and mitts, all the foregoing specially designed for use in sports, including ski and snowmobile gloves, mittens and mitts | 0.8% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.13.00 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, Without fourchettes, Cut and sewn from pre-existing machine- woven fabric that is impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Of vegetable fibers, Containing over 50 percent by weight of plastics or rubber | 12.5% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,E,IL,JO, KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.17 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, Without fourchettes, Cut and sewn from pre-existing machine- woven fabric that is impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Of vegetable fibers, Other | 23.5% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO, IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) 22.5% (E) | 25% | — |
| 6216.00.17.20 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, Without fourchettes, Cut and sewn from pre-existing machine- woven fabric that is impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Of vegetable fibers, Other, Subject to cotton restraints (331) | Free | Free | Rate on request | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.17.30 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, Without fourchettes, Cut and sewn from pre-existing machine- woven fabric that is impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Of vegetable fibers, Other, Subject to man-made fiber restraints (631) | Free | Free | Rate on request | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.17.40 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, Without fourchettes, Cut and sewn from pre-existing machine- woven fabric that is impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Of vegetable fibers, Other, Other (831) | Free | Free | Rate on request | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.19.00 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, Without fourchettes, Cut and sewn from pre-existing machine- woven fabric that is impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, Containing over 50 percent by weight of plastics or rubber | 11.1¢/kg + 5.5% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO, IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) 11.1¢/kg + 4.5% (E) | 99.2¢/kg + 65% | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.21 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, Without fourchettes, Cut and sewn from pre-existing machine- woven fabric that is impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, Other | 20.6¢/kg + 10.3% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO, KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) 20.6¢/kg + 8.1% (E) | 99.2¢/kg + 65% | — |
| 6216.00.21.10 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, Without fourchettes, Cut and sewn from pre-existing machine- woven fabric that is impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, Other, Subject to cotton restraints (331) | Free | Free | Rate on request | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.21.20 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, Without fourchettes, Cut and sewn from pre-existing machine- woven fabric that is impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, Other, Subject to man-made fiber restraints (631) | Free | Free | Rate on request | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.21.30 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, Without fourchettes, Cut and sewn from pre-existing machine- woven fabric that is impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, Other, Other (831) | Free | Free | Rate on request | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.24 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, Without fourchettes, Other, Containing 50 per cent or more by weight of cotton, man-made fibers or any combination thereof | 13.2% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) 10.7% (E) | 75% | — |
| 6216.00.24.10 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, Without fourchettes, Other, Containing 50 per cent or more by weight of cotton, man-made fibers or any combination thereof, Subject to cotton restraints (331) | Free | Free | Rate on request | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.24.25 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, Without fourchettes, Other, Containing 50 per cent or more by weight of cotton, man-made fibers or any combination thereof, Subject to man-made fiber restraints (631) | Free | Free | Rate on request | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.24.30 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, Without fourchettes, Other, Containing 50 per cent or more by weight of cotton, man-made fibers or any combination thereof, Other (831) | Free | Free | Rate on request | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.26.00 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, Without fourchettes, Other, Other | 7% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO, KR,MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) 6% (E) | 75% | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.29 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, With fourchettes, Containing 50 percent or more by weight of cotton, man-made fibers or any combi- nation thereof | 13% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,E*,IL,JO, KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% | — |
| 6216.00.29.10 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, With fourchettes, Containing 50 percent or more by weight of cotton, man-made fibers or any combi- nation thereof, Subject to cotton restraints (331) | Free | Free | Rate on request | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.29.25 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, With fourchettes, Containing 50 percent or more by weight of cotton, man-made fibers or any combi- nation thereof, Subject to man-made fiber restraints (631) | Free | Free | Rate on request | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.29.30 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, With fourchettes, Containing 50 percent or more by weight of cotton, man-made fibers or any combi- nation thereof, Other (831) | Free | Free | Rate on request | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.31.00 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, Other, With fourchettes, Other | 7% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,E,IL,JO, KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.33.00 | Other, Of cotton, Ice hockey and field hockey gloves | Free | Free | 45% | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.35.00 | Other, Of cotton, Other gloves, mittens and mitts, all the fore- going specially designed for use in sports, including ski and snowmobile gloves, mittens and mitts | 2.8% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 45% | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.38.00 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Other, Of cotton, Other, Without fourchettes (331) | 23.5% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO, KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) 22.5% (E) | 25% | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.41.00 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Other, Of cotton, Other, With fourchettes (331) | 23.5% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.43.00 | Other, Of man-made fibers, Ice hockey and field hockey gloves | Free | Free | 45% | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.46.00 | Other, Of man-made fibers, Other gloves, mittens and mitts, all the fore- going specially designed for use in sports, including ski and snowmobile gloves, mittens and mitts | 2.8% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 45% | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.54 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Other, Of man-made fibers, Other, Without fourchettes | 20.7¢/kg + 10.4% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO, IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) 20.7¢/kg + 8.2% (E) | 99.2¢/kg + 65% | — |
| 6216.00.54.10 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Other, Of man-made fibers, Other, Without fourchettes, Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair (431) | Free | Free | Rate on request | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.54.20 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Other, Of man-made fibers, Other, Without fourchettes, Other (631) | Free | Free | Rate on request | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.58 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Other, Of man-made fibers, Other, With fourchettes | 20.7¢/kg + 10.4% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) | 99.2¢/kg + 65% | — |
| 6216.00.58.10 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Other, Of man-made fibers, Other, With fourchettes, Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair (431) | Free | Free | Rate on request | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.58.20 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Other, Of man-made fibers, Other, With fourchettes, Other (631) | Free | Free | Rate on request | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.80.00 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Other, Other, Of wool or fine animal hair (431) | 3.5% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO,KR, MA,NP,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% | doz. prs. |
| 6216.00.90.00 | Gloves, mittens and mitts, Other, Other, Other (831) | 3.8% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,E*,IL,JO, KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% | doz. prs. |
MODULE 12: Candidate Subheadings & Related Codes
| Related HS Code | Heading Category | Action |
|---|
Official Primary Sources & Authority References
European Commission TARIC Database (CN 2026) ↗
Official EU Common Customs Tariff and Member State measures.
EU Taxation and Customs Union ↗
European Commission customs union and VAT rules.
MODULE 14: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Operational Guide
What is the 6-digit WCO tariff classification and European Union (TARIC) general duty for Gloves, mittens and mitts?
Under WCO Harmonized System 2022 and European Union (TARIC), Gloves, mittens and mitts is classified under HS 6216.00 (Heading 6216, Chapter 62). The representative EU MFN general duty rate is 12.00 %.
How is HS 6216.00 distinguished within Heading 6216 (Gloves, mittens and mitts)?
Heading 6216 covers Gloves, mittens and mitts. Subheading 6216.00 specifically isolates Gloves, mittens and mitts. Importers must verify whether physical characteristics, processing state, or composition require alternative subheadings under Heading 6216.
What are the primary candidate subheadings related to HS 6216.00?
Related subheadings under Heading 6216 include . Classification depends on processing stage, decaffeination, purity, or material form.
What mandatory commercial entry documents are required to import Gloves, mittens and mitts into the European Union?
Importers require an EU Single Administrative Document (SAD / Import Declaration), active EU EORI number, Commercial Invoice, Packing List, Bill of Lading, and phytosanitary or conformity certificates where applicable.
Can goods under HS 6216.00 enter duty-free under EU Free Trade Agreements?
Yes. Eligible goods originating in EU FTA partner territories (e.g. UK TCA, CETA, Japan EPA, South Korea FTA) enter duty-free under EUR.1 movement certificates or registered exporter (REX) statements.
What is the EU customs duty de minimis threshold for shipments of Gloves, mittens and mitts?
Commercial consignments valued up to €150 imported into the European Union enter customs duty-free under EU Common Customs Tariff rules.
How can an importer obtain a European Binding Tariff Information (EBTI) ruling for HS 6216.00?
Importers may apply to any EU Member State customs authority for an EBTI ruling under Regulation (EU) No 952/2013. An EBTI ruling is legally binding across all 27 EU Member States for 3 years.
How is Import VAT assessed on HS 6216.00 across EU Member States?
Import VAT is assessed by the destination EU Member State (ranging from 17% in Luxembourg to 27% in Hungary, ~19% average) on total landed CIF value + CCT duty.
What is the EU EORI registration requirement for commercial imports under HS 6216.00?
All economic operators importing into the EU must hold a valid Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number issued by an EU Member State customs authority.
How does the EU Import One-Stop Shop (IOSS) e-commerce VAT scheme work?
The EU IOSS allows online sellers to collect import VAT at the point of sale for B2C consignments valued up to €150 imported into any EU Member State.
What EU Trade Defence measures (Anti-Dumping & Countervailing duties) apply?
Importers must check the TARIC database for active EU trade defence measures, anti-dumping duties, or tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) affecting specific countries of origin.
What REACH & CE Marking product safety compliance rules apply to HS 6216.00 in the EU?
Articles imported into the EU must satisfy EU Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH chemical restrictions) and display CE marking declarations of conformity where required.
Are there entry processing fees or harbor taxes in the European Union?
No. The European Union does not charge additional entry processing fees or harbor taxes beyond standard Common Customs Tariff duties and destination Member State import VAT.