Sourcing oven gloves from China

UK duty on textile oven gloves

Heading 6307 covers other made-up textile articles, including dress patterns. This guide concerns textile oven gloves within that heading. The table gives candidate lines rather than a classification decision for every glove design. For the wider product family, see enamel mugs and printed tea towels.

Read from the UK Trade Tariff on 29 September 2026, the selected lines carried 6% to 12% duty for goods from China, with no listed anti-dumping or countervailing duty. The suspension shown on the selected other-article lines is restricted to specified textile face masks; it does not provide relief for oven gloves.

The selected lines attach CITES import and export controls. The hand-made and other lines also attach torture-and-repression import prohibitions and export restrictions. Confirm their applicability with your customs broker. For CITES specimens from China, obtain the applicable British and Chinese documentation before shipment. The supplied data gives no blanket oven-glove prohibition. Confirm the commodity code using materials, construction and the finished sample.

Specify the insulation and gripping surface

Specify the outer fabric, lining, insulating layers, quilting, seam position, cuff coverage and gripping surface. Provide the intended tray handles and use conditions. Agree finished dimensions and fit using a retained sample. Ask the laboratory to assess the finished construction, including seams and the back of the glove, against the proposed heat-protection claims.

Oven gloves fall under personal protective equipment rules. For Great Britain, importers must check that the manufacturer has completed the appropriate conformity assessment. Ask for the assessment evidence for the exact design before production approval, and arrange testing and certification around the intended use.

Worked duty example

Illustrative example, not a quote: Illustrative order of 5,000 textile oven gloves under 6307 90 98 99, invoiced at £9,000 free on board, with £800 of freight and insurance to the UK. The customs value is £9,800. Duty at 6% is £588. Import VAT at 20% is charged on the customs value plus duty, £10,388, so it is £2,077.60. Import taxes total £2,665.60; a VAT-registered importer can usually reclaim the VAT, so the lasting cost is the £588 of duty. The import duty and VAT guide explains each step.

Inspection checklist

Construction: compare bulk gloves with the approved sample; check lining, insulation coverage, quilting and seams for gaps or compressed areas.

Fit and grip: check hand entry, thumb movement, cuff coverage and secure handling of the intended cold tray before any laboratory heat assessment.

Performance: match the test report to the actual materials and construction; compare washed samples for lining movement, shrinkage and loss of grip.

Documents and packing: reconcile product identity and conformity assessment evidence with the supplied gloves. At inspection, check artwork, pack counts, staining and damp cartons.

What goes wrong

A glove can look thick while having thin insulation at seams or across the back. Filling can shift during washing, linings can pull out, and a bulky thumb can make a tray handle difficult to grip. Compare the finished bulk construction with the tested sample rather than accepting a fabric report alone.

A report for another design does not establish the performance of your glove. Changes to filling, coatings, stitching or dimensions need review before approval. Keep heat claims tied to the assessed product, and do not use an informal hot-tray trial as a substitute for laboratory evidence.

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.