Sourcing detachable woven hoods from China

12% duty on detachable woven garment hoods

Read from the UK Trade Tariff on 2 October 2026, heading 6217 covers other made-up clothing accessories and garment or accessory parts, excluding those of heading 6212. The parts line 6217 90 00 00 carries 12% duty on goods from China. The supplied tariff facts record no anti-dumping or countervailing duty and no suspension. The table shows hood variants using that same parts line, rather than separate tariff subdivisions.

The parts line attaches CITES, cat and dog fur, and seal-product import controls. Cat and dog fur, including products containing it, is banned from import. CITES-listed animal trims require species-specific permit checks. The UK Trade Tariff attaches a seal-product control; confirm its documentary requirements for the proposed Chinese shipment with your customs broker before ordering.

Confirm the commodity code using the hood sample, woven construction and how it attaches to the garment. For the wider heading, including accessories carrying 6% duty, see textile belts and garment parts. Agree the classification before using the illustrative order values.

Specify the hood with its matching garment

Send the factory the matching jacket or coat, rather than a hood photograph alone. Specify the woven shell, lining, padding, colour reference, face opening, crown depth, attachment length and seam allowances. For zips, agree the mating components, slider direction and end positions. For press studs, record the matching halves and spacing. Approve an assembled hood and garment together.

Textile products sold to consumers generally need fibre composition labels. Agree label wording against the actual materials. For young children's hoods, choose a cord-free specification: official product-safety guidance says decorative cords are not permitted anywhere on the hood or at the back of the neck. Ask for testing matched to the intended wearer through testing and certification.

Worked duty example

Illustrative example, not a quote: Illustrative order: 1,000 lined detachable woven garment hoods under 6217 90 00 00, invoiced at £6,000 free on board, with £800 of freight and insurance to the UK. The customs value is £6,800. Duty at 12% is £816. Import VAT at 20% is charged on the customs value plus duty, £7,616, so it is £1,523.20. Import taxes total £2,339.20; a VAT-registered importer can usually reclaim the VAT, so the lasting cost is the £816 of duty. The import duty and VAT guide explains each step.

Inspection checklist

Attachment: fit sampled hoods to the intended garment across the size range; operate the zip or press studs and check alignment, puckering and attachment stitching.

Shape: compare face opening, crown depth and neck coverage with the approved sample; check that the lining does not twist or pull the shell out of shape.

Fabric and washing: check shade against the garment, rubbing colour transfer, exposed raw edges and seam strength; wash the assembled sample and inspect shrinkage and padding movement.

Labels and trims: compare fibre wording with the agreed materials, check packing identifiers match the garment size, and inspect for unapproved cords or animal-fur substitutions.

What goes wrong

A zip can look identical yet fail to mate with the jacket because the factory used different components. Press studs miss their matching positions, or the hood pulls the collar upwards because its attachment seam is too short. Keep the approved mating garment available during production and inspection.

Shell and lining shrink differently, leaving a twisted hood after washing. Replacement hoods arrive in a visibly different shade, or padding bunches around the face opening. Compare the finished assembly after washing and check bulk fabric against the approved garment before accepting shipment.

Cambridge China Bridge sources these products for UK businesses, checking the factory and the documents before shipment. See factory verification. For own-brand ranges, see sourcing for brands.