U.S. imports of Men's & Boys' Woven Cotton Shirts (HS 620520) totaled $161.0M in August 2026, imported from 107 countries.
Importers of Men's & Boys' Woven Cotton Shirts paid $43.9M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 26.71% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Men's & Boys' Woven Cotton Shirts imports of $161.0M in August 2026 ran 29% above the year-to-date monthly average of $124.9M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataBangladesh dominates US imports of woven cotton shirts for men and boys, with Vietnam and India also major suppliers — a supply concentration that makes quota monitoring and origin compliance a routine concern for apparel importers. The US tariff schedule is unusually granular here, separating dress shirts from non-dress styles, corduroy constructions, compact-yarn fabrics, multi-color warp/fill weaves, and even hospital and clinical-use shirts into distinct 10-digit lines. Certified handloomed and folklore products qualify for a separate line (6205201000) with distinct duty treatment. Fiber content, weave construction, and end-use designation all drive classification, so fabric technical specifications and commercial invoices must be detailed.
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31.5K import shipments a month
CBP guidance and industry practice generally define dress shirts by construction features such as a full front button placket, a structured collar, and long sleeves intended for formal or business wear. Importers should retain design specifications, tech packs, and commercial invoices describing the style to substantiate the dress-shirt classification, as the distinction affects the applicable 10-digit line and duty rate.
Yes — line 6205202063 covers men's cotton shirts specifically for hospital, laboratory, and clinical use. To use this line, the importer should be able to document the intended end-use, typically through purchase orders, customer certifications, or product specifications indicating institutional or medical application.
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Subheading 1 of 3 in heading 6205
Subheading 620520 · $161.0M of $225.8M
HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
| Code | Description | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 6205203000 | Men's or Boys' Other Shirts of Cotton, Not Knitted | $4.0M |
| 6205202022 | Men's or Boys' Dress Shirts of Cotton, Not Knitted | $2.8M |
Import lines come from the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and export lines from Schedule B. The two are numbered by different agencies, so the same 10-digit code can appear in both tables describing a different product.
ImportsExports
Imports
$161.0MYoY · free account
Exports
$6.8MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $1.5B of Men's & Boys' Woven Cotton Shirts and exported $80.0M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Imports · August 2026
origin
Bangladesh and Vietnam together supply 51% of it.
customs district
destination
entry
rate provision · imports
9.7% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 26.71% of imports for consumption.