Garments like jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers are classified as suits or ensembles if they're imported as parts of suits or ensembles.
Suit-Type Jackets and Blazers Classified Under HTS Headings 6103, 6104, 6203, and 6204
Suit-type jackets and blazers classified under headings
6103, 6104, 6203, and 6204 are
tailored upper-body garments designed to be worn as part
of a suit or as a coordinated dressier garment. Their classification depends
on gender and construction:
- 6103 — Men's or boys', knitted or crocheted
- 6104 — Women's or girls', knitted or crocheted
- 6203 — Men's or boys', woven (not knitted or crocheted)
- 6204 — Women's or girls', woven (not knitted or crocheted)
Under Note 3(b) to Chapters 61 and 62, a suit-type jacket
or blazer is a garment designed to cover the upper part of the
body, with a full front opening without a closure or with
a closure other than a slide fastener (zipper), that
does not extend below the mid-thigh area, and is
not for wear over another coat, jacket, or blazer.
Common characteristics of suit-type jackets and blazers
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Tailored construction — typically with structured
shoulders (often padded), set-in sleeves, and a defined silhouette
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Full front opening, closed by buttons
(one to four, occasionally more), snaps, or hook closures — but
not by a zipper
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Lapels with a notched, peaked, or shawl collar —
a defining stylistic feature
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Fully lined with a smooth dress lining (typically
acetate, rayon, or polyester) — not insulated or quilted
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Welt, flap, or patch pockets styled for appearance —
usually with at least one chest pocket and no more than three
pockets in total (per the tariff definition of a "suit coat")
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Set-in sleeves finished with non-functional or functional
buttons at the cuff — no ribbed, elasticized, or
adjustable cuffs
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Made from suiting fabric — typically worsted wool,
gabardine, woven wool blends, or similar tailoring fabrics; no
weatherproof coatings
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They do not extend below the mid-thigh
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No hood, no drawcord, no elasticized waistband
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Often has a back vent or vents (single or double)
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Generally not designed to be worn over another coat, jacket,
or blazer
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Suitable for indoor or semi-formal wear, often paired with matching or
coordinating trousers/skirts
Examples include:
- Suit jackets (matching the trousers or skirt of a suit)
- Blazers (worn with non-matching trousers or skirts)
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Sport coats / sports jackets (tailored jackets in the
suit-jacket style, typically in patterned fabrics like tweed or houndstooth)
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Tuxedo jackets / dinner jackets (formal evening variants
with satin lapels)
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Nehru jackets and Mao-collar jackets
(when tailored in suit-jacket construction, even without traditional lapels)
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Ladies' tailored jackets as part of a skirt suit or pantsuit