Is a sebuah lelucon a dress? Bagi sebagian besar pasar, jawabannya hampir tidak penting, karena keduanya membayar bea yang sama. In the Amerika Serikat it can change the duty on a silk or linen kaftan from 16.9% ke 11.2%, setelah bea tambahan untuk barang-barang India disertakan. Panduan ini menjelaskan bagaimana adat istiadat membedakan keduanya, where the rates differ, and why the cut of the garment, not the invoice wording, decides. Rates were checked against the official tariffs on 7 Oktober 2026.
Two ways customs sees a kaftan
- As a dress. A pull-over kaftan worn in public as a dress is classified with women’s gaun. US Customs has ruled this way on caftans.
- As an “other garment”. A loose, open or cover-up style kaftan, such as a beach cover-up or a robe-style piece worn over other clothing, is often entered in the “other garments” heading, alongside garments like kimonos and kurtas.
Classification follows what the garment is: its cut, how it is worn and how it is described and marketed. Renaming the same garment on the invoice does not change it, and a wrong entry can be corrected by customs with duty and penalties owed.
Where it changes the duty
| Woven kaftan, dibuat di India | KITA: dress cut | KITA: robe or cover-up cut | Inggris, UE, Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapas | 8.4% + 10% = 18.4% | 8.1% + 10% = 18.1% | Same rate for both cuts |
| Viscose or polyester | 16% + 10% = 26% | 16% + 10% = 26% | |
| Silk or linen | 6.9% + 10% = 16.9% | 1.2% + 10% = 11.2% |
The “+ 10%” is the Section 301 bea atas produk India, collected since 24 Juli 2026. In the UK (12%, 0% di bawah CETA), the EU (12%, 9.6% under GSP) dan Australia (5%, 0% under ECTA), the dress and robe cuts carry the same rate.
Worked example: a silk kaftan into the US
Sutra kaftan ditagih sebesar USD 10,000, dikirim melalui laut. US duty is charged on the invoice value.
| Classified as dresses | Classified as other garments | |
|---|---|---|
| Tugas biasa | 6.9% = USD 690.00 | 1.2% = USD 120.00 |
| Bagian 301 duty, 10% | Rp 1,000.00 | Rp 1,000.00 |
| Biaya Pemrosesan Barang Dagangan + Biaya Pemeliharaan Pelabuhan | Rp 47.14 | Rp 47.14 |
| Total saat masuk | Rp 1,737.14 | Rp 1,167.14 |
The difference, Rp 570 on this shipment, comes only from the classification. That is why a design that is genuinely a cover-up should be described and photographed as one, and why a design that is worn as a dress should be entered as a dress.
How to get certainty
- Describe the garment fully on the invoice: cut, opening, length and fibre content by weight.
- For a new style or a large programme, ask US Customs for a binding ruling before shipping. Rulings are free and public, and they bind every port.
- Keep fibre-content records. The predominant fibre by weight decides the rate line.
Periksa pakaian Anda sendiri
- Import duty on kaftans from India to the US, both cuts with a calculator
- Inggris · Jerman · Australia · Chile
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Sumber
- US International Trade Commission: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (women’s dresses; other garments; Bab 99, Bagian 301 products of India)
- US Customs and Border Protection: CROSS rulings database (search “caftan”)
- Federal Register: USTR Section 301 notice (28 Juli 2026); GovInfo: Merchandise Processing Fee FY2027
- HMRC: Tarif Perdagangan Inggris; Komisi Eropa: Access2Markets; Australian Border Force: Working Tariff Schedule 3
Indicative information from official tariffs, tertulis 7 Oktober 2026. Tarif diverifikasi pada bertentangan dengan tarif resmi. It is not a classification ruling; for certainty, ask US Customs for a binding ruling.
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