Is a 冗談 a dress? ほとんどの市場では、答えはほとんど重要ではありません, 両方とも同じ義務を払っているので. In the アメリカ合衆国 it can change the duty on a silk or linen kaftan from 16.9% に 11.2%, once the extra duty on Indian goods is included. This guide explains how customs tells the two apart, 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 10月 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 ドレス. 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, インド製 | 私たち: dress cut | 私たち: robe or cover-up cut | イギリス, 欧州連合, オーストラリア |
|---|---|---|---|
| コットン | 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 duty on products of India, collected since 24 7月 2026. In the UK (12%, 0% under CETA), the EU (12%, 9.6% under GSP) そしてオーストラリア (5%, 0% under ECTA), the dress and robe cuts carry the same rate.
Worked example: a silk kaftan into the US
シルク カフタン invoiced at USD 10,000, shipped by sea. US duty is charged on the invoice value.
| Classified as dresses | Classified as other garments | |
|---|---|---|
| Normal duty | 6.9% = USD 690.00 | 1.2% = USD 120.00 |
| Section 301 duty, 10% | 米ドル 1,000.00 | 米ドル 1,000.00 |
| Merchandise Processing Fee + Harbor Maintenance Fee | 米ドル 47.14 | 米ドル 47.14 |
| Total at entry | 米ドル 1,737.14 | 米ドル 1,167.14 |
The difference, 米ドル 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: カッティング（裁断）, 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.
自分の服装をチェックしてみる
- Import duty on kaftans from India to the US, both cuts with a calculator
- イギリス · ドイツ · オーストラリア · チリ
We manufacture kaftans, dresses and cover-ups in India. ご相談ください about styles for the US market.
情報源
- US International Trade Commission: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (レディースワンピース; other garments; Chapter 99, Section 301 products of India)
- US Customs and Border Protection: CROSS rulings database (search “caftan”)
- Federal Register: USTR Section 301 notice (28 7月 2026); GovInfo: Merchandise Processing Fee FY2027
- HMRC: UK Trade Tariff; European Commission: Access2Markets; オーストラリア国境軍: Working Tariff Schedule 3
Indicative information from official tariffs, 書かれた 7 10月 2026. 料金を確認した日 公式関税に反して. It is not a classification ruling; for certainty, ask US Customs for a binding ruling.
カフタンレンジの企画? 当社の取り組み方を見る インドのカフタンメーカー.
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