Is a hazil a dress? Ko'pgina bozorlar uchun javob juda muhim emas, chunki ikkalasi ham bir xil to'lovni to'laydi. In the Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari it can change the duty on a silk or linen kaftan from 16.9% uchun 11.2%, hind tovarlariga qo'shimcha boj kiritilgandan keyin. Ushbu qo'llanma urf-odatlar ikkalasini bir-biridan qanday ajratishini tushuntiradi, 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 oktyabr 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 liboslar. 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, made in India | AQSh: dress cut | AQSh: robe or cover-up cut | Buyuk Britaniya, EI, Avstraliya |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paxta | 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 iyul 2026. In the UK (12%, 0% under CETA), the EU (12%, 9.6% under GSP) va Avstraliya (5%, 0% under ECTA), the dress and robe cuts carry the same rate.
Worked example: a silk kaftan into the US
Ipak kaftanlar 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% | USD 1,000.00 | USD 1,000.00 |
| Merchandise Processing Fee + Harbor Maintenance Fee | USD 47.14 | USD 47.14 |
| Total at entry | 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: 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.
O'zingizning kiyimingizni tekshiring
- Import duty on kaftans from India to the US, both cuts with a calculator
- Buyuk Britaniya · Germaniya · Avstraliya · Chile
We manufacture kaftans, dresses and cover-ups in India. Biz bilan gaplashing about styles for the US market.
Manbalar
- US International Trade Commission: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (women’s dresses; 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 iyul 2026); GovInfo: Merchandise Processing Fee FY2027
- HMRC: UK Trade Tariff; European Commission: Access2Markets; Australian Border Force: Working Tariff Schedule 3
Indicative information from official tariffs, yozilgan 7 oktyabr 2026. Narxlar tasdiqlangan rasmiy tariflarga qarshi. It is not a classification ruling; for certainty, ask US Customs for a binding ruling.
Planning a kaftan range? Biz qanday ishlayotganimizni ko'ring kaftan manufacturers in India.
Kaftanlar bilan tanishing, kimono & plyaj kiyimlari ko'rinish kitobi → bizning so'nggi kollektsiyamizdan bir ko'rinish. To'liq diapazonni talab qiling: so'rov bo'yicha ko'proq dizaynlar.
