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 United States (USITC HTS), the representative MFN general duty rate is Free [USITC HTS 2026].
MODULE 3: SIGNATURE A: HS DECODE VISUAL HIERARCHY
Subheading .00
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Gloves, mittens and mitts
MODULE 4: SIGNATURE B: TARIFF MATRIX
Import Duty Rates by Destination
United States (USITC HTS 2026)
6216.00
MODULE 5: US IMPORT DUTY & FEE BREAKDOWN (LANDED COST STACK)
Federal Import VAT / GST
0.00%
US Has NO Federal VAT
Notice: Duty rates and trade remedies change frequently (Section 301, Section 232, anti-dumping orders, de minimis thresholds). Duty calculations are estimates for informational purposes only. Always verify exact rates with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or a licensed customs broker prior to import.
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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: Trade Remedies (Section 301, Section 232, AD/CVD)
China Section 301 Tariff Status
0% Additional Duty (Exempt)
Section 232 Steel/Aluminum Status
Exempt (Non-Metal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) | Free | Must meet USMCA Regional Value Content (RVC) or tariff shift rules. |
| KR | U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) | Free | Direct shipment from South Korea with KORUS Certificate of Origin. |
| AU | U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement | Free | Wholly obtained or tariff shift rule under US-Australia FTA. |
| A / D | GSP / African Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA) | Free | 35% local value-add requirement for beneficiary country origin. |
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: Official CBP CROSS Binding Classification Rulings
No ruling cached for HS 6216.00.
Query the live U.S. Customs and Border Protection e-Rulings database:
Search Live CBP CROSS Database for 6216.00 →US National HTS Tariff 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 |
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MODULE 13: Industry Classification & Crosswalk Mesh (NAICS & Schedule B)
U.S. Census NAICS Code
U.S. Census Schedule B (Exports)
Official Primary Sources & Authority References
USITC HTS Chapter 62 Tariff Schedule (2026) ↗
Official U.S. 10-digit tariff lines and general duty rates for Gloves, mittens and mitts.
CBP CROSS Ruling Database (6216.00) ↗
Binding customs classification precedents for Heading 6216.
MODULE 14: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Operational Guide
What is the 6-digit WCO tariff classification and United States (USITC HTS) general duty for Gloves, mittens and mitts?
Under WCO Harmonized System 2022 and United States (USITC HTS), Gloves, mittens and mitts is classified under HS 6216.00 (Heading 6216, Chapter 62). The representative US MFN general duty rate is Free.
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?
Commercial Invoice (detailing Incoterms, currency, and origin), Packing List, Bill of Lading (or Air Waybill), CBP Form 7501 Entry Summary, and a continuous customs bond are required for formal entries.
Can goods under HS 6216.00 enter duty-free under USMCA or Free Trade Agreements?
Yes. Eligible goods originating in Mexico, Canada, South Korea, or Australia enter duty-free under preference SPI codes (P, KR, AU) provided they satisfy Regional Value Content (RVC) or tariff-shift rules with a valid Certificate of Origin.
What is the US formal entry threshold for shipments of Gloves, mittens and mitts?
Commercial shipments of Gloves, mittens and mitts with a customs value exceeding $2,500 USD require formal customs entry (CBP Form 7501) and a continuous entry bond. Informal entry applies to lower values.
How can an importer obtain a binding CBP classification ruling for HS 6216.00?
Importers may submit an e-Ruling request under 19 CFR Part 177 to CBP National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD) to obtain a legally binding tariff classification ruling prior to importation.
What U.S. Census NAICS industry code corresponds to HS 6216.00?
HS 6216.00 maps to NAICS code 339920 (Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing) under official U.S. Census Bureau trade concordance tables.
Does the United States assess federal VAT or GST on imports of HS 6216.00?
No. The United States does NOT charge a federal Value-Added Tax (VAT) or Goods and Services Tax (GST) on imports. Importers pay customs duty + MPF + HMF (if ocean freight).
How are Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) and Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF) calculated?
MPF is assessed at 0.3464% of entered value (min $32.71, max $634.62 per entry). HMF is assessed at 0.125% on ocean freight shipments entering US ports.
What is the Section 321 de minimis duty-free threshold for HS 6216.00?
Under Section 321 (19 U.S.C. 1321), eligible shipments valued at $800 USD or less imported by one person on one day enter duty-free and tax-free.
What U.S. Customs bond requirements apply to commercial entries under HS 6216.00?
Formal entries with customs value exceeding $2,500 USD require a continuous customs entry bond (CBP Form 301) to guarantee payment of duties, taxes, and fees.
What Importer Security Filing (ISF 10+2) rules apply to ocean imports of HS 6216.00?
Ocean container shipments bound for US ports require electronic ISF 10+2 submission via ACE at least 24 hours before loading at foreign ports.
How do USMCA preference rules apply to commercial imports under HS 6216.00?
Qualifying originating goods from Canada or Mexico meeting USMCA tariff-shift or Regional Value Content (RVC) rules enter duty-free under SPI code 'P'.