Customs classification that speaks your textile language
Composition, knitted or woven, gender, type of garment: CrossbordIA applies the notes to section XI and chapters 61 and 62 to each reference, for the EU, the United Kingdom, the United States, Norway and Canada. When a fact is missing, you get a precise question, not a guessed code.
Flared evening dress with floral print
SS2025-0142 · Spring-Summer collection
Declared composition
Reasoning
① Woven, not knitted → chapter 62
② Women's dress → heading 6204
③ Dresses → 6204.4; neither wool, cotton, synthetic nor artificial predominates → 6204.49
④ Silk predominates (78%) → “of silk”: 6204.49.10
Codes by jurisdiction
Section XI, note 2EU — TARIC
UK — Global Tariff
US — HTS (≥ 70% silk)
NO — Tolltariffen
The challenges of classification in fashion & textiles
The material that prevails
78% silk, 20% polyester, 2% elastane: the material that predominates by weight sets the subheading. Without a reliable composition, the code is a guess.
Knitted or woven, men's or women's
The same shirt changes chapter depending on whether it is knitted (61) or woven (62), and heading depending on gender, which is set by the side of the fastening under note 9 to chapters 61 and 62.
Thresholds that change from one country to another
In the EU, a dress is “of silk” as soon as silk predominates; in the United States, it takes at least 70% silk by weight. Each market has its own subdivisions.
Product sheets written to sell
“Flowing”, “soft”, “premium” say nothing about the material or the construction. The material must be declared: the photo never establishes it.
HS chapters (50 to 63)
Applied in order
Collection import
Available jurisdictions
Sector features
CrossbordIA understands the language of fashion
Each feature has been calibrated on the specifics of chapters 50 to 63 — textile materials, garments, knitwear, accessories.
Predominant material, from your composition
Enter “78% silk, 20% polyester, 2% elastane”: the “of silk” subheading is chosen because silk predominates by weight. With equal shares, no material prevails and the engine does not decide for you.
SECTION XI · NOTE 2Gender note applied
Men's or women's? Note 9 to chapters 61 and 62 decides: left over right = men, right over left = women. The photo answers a single closed question: on which side of the wearer the buttons are. If the gender cannot be determined, the text classifies the product with women's garments.
NOTE 9 · CH. 61-62Knitted or woven, without assumptions
The boundary between chapter 61 (knitted or crocheted) and chapter 62 (woven garments) depends on the construction. If it is declared and the photo contradicts it, the engine stops and asks you the question; if it is missing, it asks you for it.
CH. 61 OU CH. 62The whole collection in one import
Import your Excel or CSV file (references, descriptions, compositions, photos). The free check spots empty compositions before launch; duplicates in the batch are classified only once, and an email lets you know when the batch is ready.
EXCEL · CSVFive markets in one operation
EU, United Kingdom, United States, Norway, Canada: the HS6 is established once, then each country applies its subdivisions, such as the US 70% silk threshold.
5 JURISDICTIONSAnswer once, for the whole range
“The dresses in the SS25 collection are woven”: keep this fact for similar products and the question does not come back. An instruction records a fact, never a code, and declared data always prevails.
PERMANENT INSTRUCTIONSCompositions & materials
The predominant material, read from your composition
In chapters 50 to 63, the subheading often depends on a single question: which material weighs the most? CrossbordIA reads it from the composition you declare, even for a blend of 4 or 5 fibres, and chooses the subheading that names this material. Note 2 to section XI is cited in the justification.
The photo never plays a part in this calculation: it sees neither percentages nor weight. Without a composition, or with equal shares, the engine does not guess.
Flared evening dress with floral print
SS2025-0142 · Spring-Summer collection
Declared composition — 3 fibres
Classification reasoning
① Woven, not knitted → chapter 62
② Women's dress → heading 6204
③ Dresses → 6204.4; neither wool, cotton, synthetic nor artificial predominates → 6204.49
④ Silk predominates (78%) → “of silk”: 6204.49.10
Women's dresses, of silk — Ch. 62 · TARIC
Status
The photo, for what can be seen
The photo answers closed questions, nothing more
Side of the fastening, visible knit, product matching the description: the photo answers closed questions about visible properties. It never establishes the material, the weight or the use, and a photo that does not show the described product is discarded.
Answers from the photo
Collection import
Your collection classified in the background
Import your collection file (references, descriptions, compositions, photos). Map the columns, launch, move on: an email lets you know when the batch is ready. Each piece gets its final code or a precise question, for each jurisdiction chosen.
| Reference | Product name | Composition | EU HS code | Status | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS25-0142 | 👗 Floral silk evening dress | 78% silk | 6204.49.10.00 | Final code | SS25 |
| SS25-0143 | 👔 Men's linen-cotton shirt | 55% linen, 45% cotton | 6205.90.10.90 | Final code | SS25 |
| SS25-0144 | 🧥 Women's wool-blend coat | 62% wool | 6202.20.00.19 | Final code | AH25 |
| SS25-0145 | 👚 Printed viscose jersey top | 100% viscose | 61… | Pending question | SS25 |
| SS25-0146 | 👖 Stretch denim trousers | 98% cotton, 2% elast. | — | In progress | SS25 |
HS chapters covered
From yarn to finished garment
Fibres, yarns, fabrics, knitted fabrics, garments and household linen: the fourteen chapters of section XI, with their notes read before each choice.
🧵 Natural fibres
Silk, wool, cotton, flax, hemp: fibres, yarns and fabrics. The subheading depends on the share of each declared material.
🧪 Synthetic & artificial
Polyester, polyamide, acrylic, viscose: filaments, staple fibres, yarns and fabrics. Filament or staple fibre, the declared nature points to the chapter.
🪡 Technical textiles
Nonwovens, felt, narrow woven fabrics, lace, embroidery, knitted fabrics.
👗 Garments & accessories
Ch. 61 (knitted or crocheted) and Ch. 62 (woven garments): dresses, jackets, trousers, coats, with the gender note. Ch. 63: household linen and other made-up articles.
Use case
From the designer's sheet to the customs file
Illustrative example: a collection classified for the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, Norway and Canada.
Import of the collection file
The collection spreadsheet (reference, description, composition, photo) is imported; you map the columns and the free check flags the rows to complete.
Classification of each piece
Composition, construction, gender, type of garment: the engine applies the texts in order and stops at a question as soon as a fact is missing.
Processing runs in the background
One answer for the whole range
Identical questions are grouped: you answer once for all the pieces concerned, and classification resumes where it stopped.
Export and justifications
Excel export by country, and a PDF justification for each final code.
✓ Every code justified
SS25-0142 · Final code · 5 jurisdictions
👗 Flared evening dress with floral print
78% natural silk · 20% polyester · 2% elastane
SS2025 · Women · Woven · Lined
EU — TARIC
Status: Final code
UK — Global Tariff
Status: Final code
US — HTS
Status: Final code
NO — Tolltariffen
Status: Final code
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