How to export men's cotton trousers and jeans to the Netherlands? GTİP code, documents, customs duty and buyers
Imports of heading 6203 from Türkiye into the Netherlands came to €160m in the last 12 months (September 2025–August 2026): 15.1% of its imports from outside the EU. Against the 12 months before: -23.3%.
Figures are for heading 6203: the official statistics go no deeper. Each figure has its source and date beside it.
Imports from Türkiye into the Netherlands
Heading 6203 · September 2025 – August 2026
€160m-23.3% on the 12 months before
The 12 months before: €209m
- From Türkiye
- Other origins
Reported by the Netherlands, 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 the Netherlands
The market's own import figures for heading 6203, last 12 months.
- Imports from outside the EU, 12 months
- €1.06bn-19.3% on the 12 months before
- Türkiye's share of imports from outside the EU
- 15.1%15.9% in the 12 months before
As an EU member, the Netherlands counts its imports from outside the EU; Türkiye's share is its share of those.
The largest suppliers
| Origin | 12 months | Share |
|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh | €256m | 24.1% |
 China | €233m | 22% |
 Türkiye | €160m | 15.1% |
 Pakistan | €75.5m | 7.1% |
 Vietnam | €61.6m | 5.8% |
The code
HS subheading (6 digits), the same in every country
GTİP 6203.42
Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts; men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted)
Official Turkish title: Erkek/erkek çocuk için pantolonlar, kısa pantolonlar, tulumlar ve şortlar; pamuktan (örülmemiş veya kroşe olmayan)
Heading 6203Suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear); men's or boys' (not knitted or crocheted)
Türkiye exported €651m of HS 6203.42 in 2025: rank 49 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.
7 national tariff lines (12 digits)
Declarations in Türkiye use one of these lines; each has its own page.
- 6203.42.11.00.00Men's or boys' industrial and occupational trousers and breeches of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted and bib and brace overalls)
- 6203.42.31.00.00Men's or boys' trousers and breeches of cotton denim (excl. knitted or crocheted, industrial and occupational, bib and brace overalls and underpants)
- 6203.42.33.00.00Men's or boys' trousers and breeches of cotton cut corduroy (excl. knitted or crocheted, industrial and occupational, bib and brace overalls and underpants)
- 6203.42.35.00.00Men's or boys' trousers and breeches of cotton (excl. denim, cut corduroy, knitted or crocheted, industrial and occupational, bib and brace overalls and underpants)
- 6203.42.51.00.00Men's or boys' bib and brace overalls, of cotton, industrial and occupational (excl. knitted or crocheted)
- 6203.42.59.00.00Men's or boys' bib and brace overalls, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, industrial and occupational)
- 6203.42.90.00.00Men's or boys' shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, swimwear and underpants)
Its page in the codes guideTÜİK Sınıflama Sunucusu: GTİP 2026(opens in a new tab)
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Türkiye rank among the Netherlands's suppliers of men's cotton trousers and jeans?
- From September 2025 to August 2026, Türkiye supplied 15.1% of the Netherlands's imports of HS 6203: No. 3 of 130 supplying countries.
- Are Türkiye's exports of men's cotton trousers and jeans to the Netherlands growing?
- Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), €160m of goods under HS 6203 went from Türkiye to the Netherlands: -23.3% on the 12 months before.