Is a żart a dress? Dla większości rynków odpowiedź nie ma większego znaczenia, ponieważ obaj płacą ten sam obowiązek. In the Stany Zjednoczone it can change the duty on a silk or linen kaftan from 16.9% Do 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 Październik 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 sukienki. 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, wyprodukowano w Indiach | NAS: dress cut | NAS: robe or cover-up cut | Wielka Brytania, UE, Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bawełna | 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 cło na produkty z Indii, collected since 24 Lipiec 2026. In the UK (12%, 0% under CETA), the EU (12%, 9.6% under GSP) i Australii (5%, 0% under ECTA), the dress and robe cuts carry the same rate.
Worked example: a silk kaftan into the US
Jedwab kaftany fakturowana w USD 10,000, wysłane drogą morską. US duty is charged on the invoice value.
| Classified as dresses | Classified as other garments | |
|---|---|---|
| Normalny obowiązek | 6.9% = USD 690.00 | 1.2% = USD 120.00 |
| Sekcja 301 duty, 10% | USD 1,000.00 | USD 1,000.00 |
| Opłata za przetwarzanie towaru + Opłata za utrzymanie portu | USD 47.14 | USD 47.14 |
| Razem na wejściu | USD 1,737.14 | USD 1,167.14 |
The difference, USD 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: krój, 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.
Check your own garment
- Import duty on kaftans from India to the US, both cuts with a calculator
- Wielka Brytania · Niemcy · Australia · Chile
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Źródła
- Komisja Handlu Międzynarodowego Stanów Zjednoczonych: Zharmonizowany harmonogram taryf celnych Stanów Zjednoczonych (sukienki damskie; other garments; Chapter 99, Sekcja 301 produkty z Indii)
- Amerykańskie służby celne i ochrona granic: CROSS rulings database (search “caftan”)
- Rejestr Federalny: USTR Section 301 notice (28 Lipiec 2026); Informacje Rządowe: Merchandise Processing Fee FY2027
- HMRC: UK Trade Tariff; European Commission: Access2Markets; Australian Border Force: Working Tariff Schedule 3
Indicative information from official tariffs, pisemny 7 Październik 2026. Ceny zweryfikowane dnia wbrew oficjalnym stawkom. It is not a classification ruling; for certainty, ask US Customs for a binding ruling.
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