How to export cotton T-shirts and vests to Saudi Arabia? GTİP code, documents, customs duty and buyers
Imports of heading 6109 from Türkiye into Saudi Arabia came to US$18.7m in the last 12 months (May 2025–April 2026): 3.8% of its imports. Against the 12 months before: -33.3%.
Figures are for heading 6109: the official statistics go no deeper. Each figure has its source and date beside it.
Imports from Türkiye into Saudi Arabia
Heading 6109 · May 2025 – April 2026
US$18.7m-33.3% on the 12 months before
The 12 months before: US$28.1m
- From Türkiye
- Other origins
Reported by Saudi Arabia, from its own import statistics.
UN Comtrade (United Nations Statistics Division)
Dataset UN Comtrade C/M/HS(opens in a new tab)Updated at the source on 30 July 2026.
The customs watch computed these figures on 2 November 2026.
The market in Saudi Arabia
The market's own import figures for heading 6109, last 12 months.
- Imports from the world, 12 months
- US$491m+5.6% on the 12 months before
- Türkiye's share
- 3.8%6.1% in the 12 months before
The largest suppliers
| Origin | 12 months | Share |
|---|---|---|
 China | US$186m | 37.8% |
 India | US$103m | 21% |
 Bangladesh | US$87m | 17.7% |
 Türkiye | US$18.7m | 3.8% |
 Vietnam | US$16.6m | 3.4% |
Customs duty
5%on the CIF value
The market's general (MFN) rateFrom the WTO's tariff data (its Integrated Data Base), WTO 2025, HS 2022No free trade agreement; Türkiye–GCC talks under wayMinistry of Trade, checked 2 November 2026(opens in a new tab)The rate set for HS 6109.10checked on 2 November 2026Official source(opens in a new tab)
Documents
Published requirements that apply in Saudi Arabia, each checked by a person against its official source.
Saudi Arabia8 requirements, 8 mandatory- Certificate
- Document
- Label
Sources last checked on 2 November 2026.
Rules notified to the WTO
Rules for this product in Saudi Arabia as notified to the WTO: draft regulations, emergency measures and their changes, newest first.
- G/TBT/N/SAU/996/Rev.1/Add.1Technical rules (TBT)Addendum
Technical Regulation of Textile Products
Products: HS codes: see the Annex (1-B), page 19.
Notified on 2 March 2026
On ePing(opens in a new tab)The notification(opens in a new tab)
1 notification in all; none open for comments. Titles and products as notified, in English.
Source: the World Trade Organization's ePing.
The code
HS subheading (6 digits), the same in every country
GTİP 6109.10
T-shirts, singlets and other vests; of cotton, knitted or crocheted
Official Turkish title: Tişört, fanila, atlet, kaşkorse vb. giyim eşyası; pamuktan (örme veya kroşe)
Heading 6109T-shirts, singlets and other vests; knitted or crocheted
Türkiye exported €1.42bn of HS 6109.10 in 2025: rank 13 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
- What import duty does Saudi Arabia charge on cotton T-shirts and vests?
- Saudi Arabia charges 5% on cotton T-shirts and vests of Turkish origin (on the CIF value). The rate was checked at its source on 2 November 2026.
- Where does Türkiye rank among Saudi Arabia's suppliers of cotton T-shirts and vests?
- From May 2025 to April 2026, Türkiye supplied 3.8% of Saudi Arabia's imports of HS 6109: No. 4 of 106 supplying countries.
- Are Türkiye's exports of cotton T-shirts and vests to Saudi Arabia growing?
- Over the last 12 months (May 2025 to April 2026), US$18.7m of goods under HS 6109 went from Türkiye to Saudi Arabia: -33.3% on the 12 months before.