Is a şaka a dress? Çoğu pazar için yanıtın pek önemi yok, çünkü ikisi de aynı görevi ödüyor. In the Amerika Birleşik Devletleri it can change the duty on a silk or linen kaftan from 16.9% ile 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 Ekim 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 elbiseler. 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, Hindistan'da yapıldı | BİZ: dress cut | BİZ: robe or cover-up cut | İngiltere, AB, Avustralya |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pamuk | 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 Hindistan ürünlerine vergi, collected since 24 Temmuz 2026. In the UK (12%, 0% under CETA), the EU (12%, 9.6% GSP kapsamında) ve Avustralya (5%, 0% under ECTA), the dress and robe cuts carry the same rate.
Worked example: a silk kaftan into the US
İpek kaftanlar USD cinsinden faturalandırıldı 10,000, deniz yoluyla sevk. US duty is charged on the invoice value.
| Classified as dresses | Classified as other garments | |
|---|---|---|
| Normal görev | 6.9% = USD 690.00 | 1.2% = USD 120.00 |
| Bölüm 301 duty, 10% | Amerikan Doları 1,000.00 | Amerikan Doları 1,000.00 |
| Mal İşlem Ücreti + Liman Bakım Ücreti | Amerikan Doları 47.14 | Amerikan Doları 47.14 |
| Girişteki toplam | Amerikan Doları 1,737.14 | Amerikan Doları 1,167.14 |
The difference, Amerikan Doları 570 bu gönderide, 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: kesim, 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.
Kendi giysinizi kontrol edin
- Import duty on kaftans from India to the US, both cuts with a calculator
- İngiltere · Almanya · Avustralya · Şili
We manufacture kaftans, dresses and cover-ups in India. Bizimle konuşun about styles for the US market.
Kaynaklar
- ABD Uluslararası Ticaret Komisyonu: Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin Uyumlaştırılmış Tarife Tablosu (women’s dresses; other garments; Chapter 99, Bölüm 301 Hindistan ürünleri)
- ABD Gümrük ve Sınır Koruması: CROSS rulings database (search “caftan”)
- Federal Kayıt: USTR Section 301 notice (28 Temmuz 2026); GovInfo: Merchandise Processing Fee FY2027
- HMRC: UK Trade Tariff; Avrupa Komisyonu: Access2Markets'a erişin; Australian Border Force: Working Tariff Schedule 3
Indicative information from official tariffs, yazılı 7 Ekim 2026. Fiyatlar şu tarihte doğrulandı: resmi tarifelere aykırı. It is not a classification ruling; for certainty, ask US Customs for a binding ruling.
Kaftan koleksiyonu planlama? Nasıl çalıştığımızı görün Hindistan'daki kaftan üreticileri.
Kaftanları görüntüle, kimono & plaj kıyafeti kataloğu → son koleksiyonumuzdan bir kesit. Tüm ürün yelpazesini talep edin: istek üzerine daha fazla tasarım.
