U.S. imports of Men's & Boys' Knitted Cotton Shirts (HS 610510) totaled $62.0M in August 2026, imported from 96 countries.
Importers of Men's & Boys' Knitted Cotton Shirts paid $15.7M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 25.70% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataIndia leads US imports of knitted cotton shirts for men and boys, followed closely by Vietnam and Bangladesh — a supply base that reflects the labor-cost advantages and textile infrastructure of South and Southeast Asia. The US schedule breaks this heading into four 10-digit lines: men's shirts (6105100010), boys' shirts imported as playsuit parts (6105100020), boys' shirts not elsewhere specified (6105100030), and a general line (6105100000). Cotton fiber content is the key classification trigger; a shirt with significant synthetic blending may shift to heading 610520 instead. Importers should also note that knitted construction — as opposed to woven — determines placement in Chapter 61 rather than Chapter 62.
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13.0K import shipments a month
CBP applies the fabric construction test: if the shirt's outer shell fabric is made by interlocking loops (knit), it falls under Chapter 61; if the fabric is formed by interlacing warp and weft yarns (woven), it falls under Chapter 62. The distinction must be verified at the fabric level, not the garment's finished appearance.
A shirt imported as a component of a playsuit set — where the shirt and coordinating bottoms are presented together and designed to be worn as a unit — may qualify for the playsuit-parts line. If the shirt is sold or imported separately, it would typically fall under the general boys' shirts line (6105100030). Documentation showing the set composition is important to support this classification.
ImportsExports
Imports
$62.0MYoY · free account
Exports
$3.2MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $764.3M of Men's & Boys' Knitted Cotton Shirts and exported $42.2M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
| Code | Description | Imports for consumption | Average duty rate | Dutiable Share | Duty Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6105100010 | Men's Shirts of Cotton, Knit | $51.8M | 25.53% | 90.91% | $13.2M |
| 6105100030 | Boys' Shirts Nes0i of Cotton, Knit | $9.1M | 26.62% | 91.55% | $2.4M |
| 6105100020 | Boys' Shirts of Cotton Imp As Playsuit Parts, Knit | $135K | 26.90% | 90.78% | $36K |
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
| Code | Description | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 6105100000 | Men's or Boys' Shirts of Cotton, Knitted or Croche | $3.2M |
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.
Subheading 2 of 3 in heading 6105
Subheading 610510 · $62.0M of $138.3M
Imports · August 2026
origin
Vietnam pays 31.9% duty; Peru 12.0%.
customs district
destination
entry
rate provision · imports
8.1% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 25.70% of imports for consumption.