How to export cotton socks to Germany? GTİP code, documents, customs duty and buyers
Imports of heading 6115 from Türkiye into Germany came to €206m in the last 12 months (September 2025–August 2026): 36.7% of its imports from outside the EU. Against the 12 months before: -7.9%.
Figures are for heading 6115: the official statistics go no deeper. Each figure has its source and date beside it.
Imports from Türkiye into Germany
Heading 6115 · September 2025 – August 2026
€206m-7.9% on the 12 months before
The 12 months before: €224m
- From Türkiye
- Other origins
Reported by Germany, from its own import statistics.
Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-059341. Growth rates and shares are calculated by Birlesa from Eurostat's figures; Eurostat bears no responsibility for them.
Licence(opens in a new tab)Dataset DS-059341(opens in a new tab)Updated at the source on 16 October 2026.
The customs watch computed these figures on 2 November 2026.
The market in Germany
The market's own import figures for heading 6115, last 12 months.
- Imports from outside the EU, 12 months
- €563m-8% on the 12 months before
- Türkiye's share of imports from outside the EU
- 36.7%36.6% in the 12 months before
As an EU member, Germany counts its imports from outside the EU; Türkiye's share is its share of those.
The largest suppliers
| Origin | 12 months | Share |
|---|---|---|
 Türkiye | €206m | 36.7% |
 China | €198m | 35.2% |
 Serbia | €41.6m | 7.4% |
 Pakistan | €39.8m | 7.1% |
 Tunisia | €13.6m | 2.4% |
The code
HS subheading (6 digits), the same in every country
GTİP 6115.95
Hosiery and footwear; without applied soles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excluding graduated compression hosiery, panty hose, tights, full or knee-length hosiery measuring per single yarn less than 67 decitex)
Official Turkish title: Diğer çoraplar; pamuktan (örme veya kroşe)
Heading 6115Hosiery; panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins) and footwear without applied soles, knitted or crocheted
Türkiye exported €610m of HS 6115.95 in 2025: rank 55 of 5,132 subheadings.
Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-059341 (the figures Türkiye declared). The ranking is calculated by Birlesa from Eurostat's figures; Eurostat bears no responsibility for it.
1 national tariff line (12 digits)
Declarations in Türkiye use one of these lines; each has its own page.
Its page in the codes guideTÜİK Sınıflama Sunucusu: GTİP 2026(opens in a new tab)
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Türkiye rank among Germany's suppliers of cotton socks?
- From September 2025 to August 2026, Türkiye supplied 36.7% of Germany's imports of HS 6115: No. 1 of 69 supplying countries.
- Are Türkiye's exports of cotton socks to Germany growing?
- Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), €206m of goods under HS 6115 went from Türkiye to Germany: -7.9% on the 12 months before.