How to export men's cotton trousers and jeans to the United States? GTİP code, documents, customs duty and buyers
Imports of heading 6203 from Türkiye into the United States came to US$93.9m in the last 12 months (September 2025–August 2026): 1.3% of its imports. Against the 12 months before: +6%.
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 United States
Heading 6203 · September 2025 – August 2026
US$93.9m+6% on the 12 months before
The 12 months before: US$88.6m
- From Türkiye
- Other origins
Reported by the United States, 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 October 2026.
These figures were computed for Growing markets on 2 November 2026.
The market in the United States
The market's own import figures for heading 6203, last 12 months.
- Imports from the world, 12 months
- US$7.49bn-12.1% on the 12 months before
- Türkiye's share
- 1.3%1% in the 12 months before
The largest suppliers
| Origin | 12 months | Share |
|---|---|---|
| US$1.86bn | 24.8% | |
| US$1.09bn | 14.6% | |
| US$810m | 10.8% | |
| US$444m | 5.9% | |
| US$377m | 5% |
Import restrictions notified to the WTO
Prohibitions and restrictions on this product's imports into United States, as notified to the WTO. Each applies to the goods its description names, which may be only some of the code's.
- Prohibited
Prohibition on the importation, distribution, transport, manufacture or sale of products containing dog and cat fur
In force since 1 January 2000Notified in G/MA/QR/N/USA/8 on 2 October 2026Listed under 307 HS codesThe notification (WTO)(opens in a new tab)
Documents
Published requirements that apply in the United States, each checked by a person against its official source.
United States5 requirements, 5 mandatory
- Certificate
- Label
- Technical rule
Sources last checked on 3 November 2026.
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 United States's suppliers of men's cotton trousers and jeans?
- From September 2025 to August 2026, Türkiye supplied 1.3% of the United States's imports of HS 6203: No. 15 of 142 supplying countries.
- Are Türkiye's exports of men's cotton trousers and jeans to the United States growing?
- Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), US$93.9m of goods under HS 6203 went from Türkiye to the United States: +6% on the 12 months before.
