How to export towels to Germany? GTİP code, documents, customs duty and buyers
Imports of heading 6302 from Türkiye into Germany came to €189m in the last 12 months (September 2025–August 2026): 20.8% of its imports from outside the EU. Against the 12 months before: -13.5%.
Figures are for heading 6302: the official statistics go no deeper. Each figure has its source and date beside it.
Imports from Türkiye into Germany
Heading 6302 · September 2025 – August 2026
€189m-13.5% on the 12 months before
The 12 months before: €218m
- 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 6302, last 12 months.
- Imports from outside the EU, 12 months
- €910m-11.8% on the 12 months before
- Türkiye's share of imports from outside the EU
- 20.8%21.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|
 Pakistan | €359m | 39.5% |
 Türkiye | €189m | 20.8% |
 China | €184m | 20.3% |
 India | €71.2m | 7.8% |
 Bangladesh | €68.5m | 7.5% |
The code
HS subheading (6 digits), the same in every country
GTİP 6302.60
Kitchen and toilet linen; of terry towelling or similar terry fabrics, of cotton
Official Turkish title: Tuvalet ve mutfak bezleri [pamuktan (havlu veya benzeri mensucattan)]
Heading 6302Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen
Türkiye exported €482m of HS 6302.60 in 2025: rank 90 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.
2 national tariff lines (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 towels?
- From September 2025 to August 2026, Türkiye supplied 20.8% of Germany's imports of HS 6302: No. 2 of 59 supplying countries.
- Are Türkiye's exports of towels to Germany growing?
- Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), €189m of goods under HS 6302 went from Türkiye to Germany: -13.5% on the 12 months before.