Sourcing men's woven bed jackets from China

A flat 12% duty on the listed fabrics

Read from the UK Trade Tariff on 2 October 2026, heading 6207 covers men's or boys' woven underwear, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles. This guide focuses on adult men's bed jackets within the similar-article lines. The listed lines carry 12% duty on goods from China, with no anti-dumping or countervailing duty and no suspensions recorded.

The tariff attaches CITES import and export controls to 6207 99 90 91 and 6207 99 90 99. If the jacket contains material from a CITES-listed species, confirm the applicable permits for import from China with your customs broker before ordering. UK Border Force checks and endorses the documents.

Confirm the commodity code using the fabric construction, fibre composition and finished garment design. Check terry construction and batik printing rather than selecting a line from the product name alone. For related women's garments, see the women's woven bed-jacket guide.

Specify seated fit, fabric and front opening

Specify the woven outer fabric, fibre composition, fabric weight, lining and any quilted filling separately. Agree chest ease over nightwear, shoulder width, armhole depth, sleeve length and the back length when seated. Approve the collar, pocket position, front overlap and fastening operation on a finished sample.

The Nightwear (Safety) Regulations 1985 apply. Confirm with Trading Standards the fire labelling requirements for the adult garment, including any warning wording and labelling options based on its flammability performance. Label fibre content and confirm the permitted fibre names with the relevant authority. Approve the actual label artwork before production, and agree care instructions that match the tested garment.

Worked duty example

Illustrative example, not a quote: Illustrative order: 500 men's cotton woven bed jackets under 6207 91 00 99, 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

Fit: measure against the approved size chart and check sitting, reaching and fastening over nightwear. Look for a collar that presses against the neck or a back hem that bunches.

Fabric and washing: compare the bulk fabric with the approved sample. Wash finished jackets using the agreed care instructions, then check shrinkage, colour transfer, lining distortion and any filling movement.

Construction: check underarm seams, pocket corners, button attachment, buttonholes and front alignment. On quilted styles, inspect stitch tension, broken quilting and filling caught in seams.

Labels and packing: check fibre descriptions and the prescribed fire label against approved artwork. Match garment sizes to bags and cartons, and inspect for dampness, odour and crushed collars.

What goes wrong

A sample can fit standing up yet pull across the shoulders when the wearer sits or reaches forward. Bulky seams, stiff closures and poorly placed pockets can make a bed jacket uncomfortable. Approve a seated fitting sample and record the measurements before cutting.

Different shrinkage between the outer fabric and lining can twist the front or pucker the hem after washing. Quilted filling can shift, buttons can loosen and bulk labels can differ from the approved artwork. Compare washed production samples with the sealed sample before accepting the 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.