How to export men's cotton shirts to Germany? GTİP code, documents, customs duty and buyers
Imports of heading 6205 from Türkiye into Germany came to €35.3m in the last 12 months (September 2025–August 2026): 7.7% of its imports from outside the EU. Against the 12 months before: -32.1%.
Figures are for heading 6205: the official statistics go no deeper. Each figure has its source and date beside it.
Imports from Türkiye into Germany
Heading 6205 · September 2025 – August 2026
€35.3m-32.1% on the 12 months before
The 12 months before: €51.9m
- 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 6205, last 12 months.
- Imports from outside the EU, 12 months
- €456m-20.5% on the 12 months before
- Türkiye's share of imports from outside the EU
- 7.7%9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh | €158m | 34.7% |
 India | €59.7m | 13.1% |
 Vietnam | €59.5m | 13% |
 China | €52.3m | 11.5% |
 Türkiye | €35.3m | 7.7% |
The code
HS subheading (6 digits), the same in every country
GTİP 6205.20
Shirts; men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted)
Official Turkish title: Erkek/erkek çocuk için gömlek; pamuktan (örülmemiş veya kroşe olmayan)
Heading 6205Shirts; men's or boys' (not knitted or crocheted)
Türkiye exported €282m of HS 6205.20 in 2025: rank 155 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.
3 national tariff lines (12 digits)
Declarations in Türkiye use one of these lines; each has its own page.
- 6205.20.00.00.12Erkek/erkek çocuk için pamuktan gömlek; denimden (örülmemiş veya kroşe olmayan)
- 6205.20.00.00.13Erkek/erkek çocuk için pamuktan gömlek; pamuktan dokunmuş kadifeden (örülmemiş veya kroşe olmayan)
- 6205.20.00.00.18Erkek/erkek çocuk için pamuktan gömlek; pamuktan dokunmuş diğer jumaştan (örülmemiş veya kroşe olmayan)
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 men's cotton shirts?
- From September 2025 to August 2026, Türkiye supplied 7.7% of Germany's imports of HS 6205: No. 5 of 81 supplying countries.
- Are Türkiye's exports of men's cotton shirts to Germany growing?
- Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), €35.3m of goods under HS 6205 went from Türkiye to Germany: -32.1% on the 12 months before.