HTS code for gloves (2026)
Most disposable gloves are classified by what they are made of and what they are for. Rubber gloves of a kind used for medical purposes, such as examination gloves, go under 4015.12.10.10, with a general (column 1) rate of Free. Other disposable seamless gloves of vulcanized rubber go under 4015.19.11.10, with a general rate of 3%. Disposable seamless plastic gloves go under 3926.20.10.20, with a general rate of Free.
The attribute that most often moves a glove to another line is the material or construction: knitted and coated gloves go to 6116.10, leather gloves go to 4203.29, and gloves that are not seamless leave the seamless lines.
Candidate HTS lines for gloves
| Code | Line | General rate | Special rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4015.12.10.10 | Medical gloves, mittens and mitts (doz. prs.) Gloves, mittens and mitts: › Of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes: › Of a kind used for medical or surgical purposes Use when: Rubber gloves of a kind used for medical purposes, such as examination gloves. | Free | |
| 4015.19.11.10 | Disposable (doz. prs.) Gloves, mittens and mitts: › Other: › Seamless Use when: Disposable seamless gloves of vulcanized rubber that are not of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes, such as single-use household or food handling gloves. | 3% | Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P,PA, PE, S, SG) |
| 3926.20.10.20 | Disposable (doz. prs.) Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts): › Gloves, mittens and mitts: › Seamless › Other: Use when: Disposable seamless plastic gloves that are not surgical or medical, such as single-use vinyl food handling gloves. | Free | |
| 3926.20.10.10 | Surgical and medical (doz. prs.) Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts): › Gloves, mittens and mitts: › Seamless Use when: Seamless plastic gloves that are surgical and medical. | Free | |
| 4015.19.11.50 | Other (doz. prs.) Gloves, mittens and mitts: › Other: › Seamless Use when: Seamless vulcanized rubber gloves that are not disposable. | 3% | Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P,PA, PE, S, SG) |
| 4015.19.51.00 | Other (doz. prs.) Gloves, mittens and mitts: › Other: Use when: Vulcanized rubber gloves that are not seamless. | 14% | Free(A+, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE, S, SG) |
| 3926.20.40.10 | Disposable (doz. prs.) Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts): › Gloves, mittens and mitts: › Other: › Other Use when: Disposable plastic gloves that are not seamless. | 6.5% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) |
| 6116.10.65.00 | Other (doz. prs., kg) Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber: Use when: Knitted or crocheted gloves impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, without fourchettes, not cut and sewn from fabric that was already coated, and containing less than 50 percent by weight of textile fibers, such as many dipped work gloves; gloves specially designed for sports have their own lines. | 7% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 6% (E) |
| 6116.93.88.00 | Without fourchettes (631) (doz. prs., kg) Other: › Of synthetic fibers: › Other: › Other: Use when: Knitted or crocheted gloves of synthetic fibers, without fourchettes, that fit none of the more specific lines. | 18.6% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO, KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) 16.3% (E) |
| 4203.29.08.00 | Other (doz. prs.) Gloves, mittens and mitts: › Other: › Gloves of horsehide or cowhide (except calfskin) leather: › Wholly of leather: Use when: Gloves wholly of horsehide or cowhide (except calfskin) leather that do not have fourchettes or sidewalls extending from fingertip to fingertip. | 14% | Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,D,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,R,S,SG) 11.5% (E) |
| 4203.29.30 | Men's Gloves, mittens and mitts: › Other: › Other: › Other: Use when: Men's leather gloves that fall in the other leather glove group, split between not lined and lined. | 14% | Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) |
| 4203.29.50.00 | Lined (doz. prs.) Gloves, mittens and mitts: › Other: Use when: Lined, seamed leather gloves for persons other than men that fit none of the more specific leather lines. | 12.6% | Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,NP,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) |
Chapter 99 duties and claims that attach to these lines today
Section 301 China
- 9903.88.03 Section 301 China, +25%, applies to 4015.19.11.10, 4015.19.11.50, 4015.19.51.00, 4203.29.08.00, 4203.29.30, 4203.29.50.00 9903.88.03 Explained: Section 301 China List 4, 25% Duty Rate
- 9903.88.15 Section 301 China, +7.5%, applies to 6116.10.65.00, 6116.93.88.00 9903.88.15 Explained: Section 301 China List 4, 7.5% Duty Rate
Section 301 China Escalation
- 9903.91.08 Section 301 China Escalation, +100%, applies to 4015.12.10.10 9903.91.08 Explained: Section 301 China Four-Year Review, 100% Duty
Russia
- 9903.90.08 Russia, claim or exemption heading, no additional duty, applies to 4203.29.50.00 9903.90.08 Explained: 35% Russia Column 2 Duty for Importers
Each applicable Chapter 99 heading is reported as its own line beside the classification. Its duty is separate from the general rate above; most programs charge it on top, and a heading's own text says how it is assessed.
What decides the line
First check construction. A glove that is knitted or crocheted and impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber belongs under 6116.10. Those lines split on fourchettes, on whether the glove was cut and sewn from fabric that was already coated, and on the share of textile fibers by weight. Sports gloves are taken out first (see the last step). Of the rest, a glove without fourchettes that was not cut and sewn from coated fabric and contains less than 50 percent by weight of textile fibers is 6116.10.65.00 (7%). A knitted glove of synthetic fibers that falls in the other group can fit 6116.93.88.00 when it is without fourchettes.
Second, check the material. Leather gloves go under 4203.29. The lines 4203.29.08.00 and 4203.29.05.00 apply to gloves of horsehide or cowhide (except calfskin) that are wholly of leather, and the choice between them turns on fourchettes or sidewalls. Other seamed leather gloves are split between men's (4203.29.30) and gloves for other persons, which are lined (4203.29.50.00) or not lined (4203.29.40.00). Rubber gloves of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes go under 4015.12, other gloves of vulcanized rubber go under 4015.19, and gloves of plastics go under 3926.20.
Third, within rubber and plastics, check whether the glove is seamless. Outside the medical lines, seamless rubber gloves are 4015.19.11.10 (disposable) or 4015.19.11.50 (other), while rubber gloves that are not seamless are 4015.19.51.00 at 14%. Seamless plastic gloves are 3926.20.10.10 (surgical and medical), 3926.20.10.20 (disposable) or 3926.20.10.50 (other). Plastic gloves that are not seamless are 3926.20.40, with 3926.20.40.10 for disposable.
Last, check use. Plastic sports gloves can fall under 3926.20.20.00 (baseball and softball) or 3926.20.30.00 (other sports). Knitted coated sports gloves go under 6116.10.08.00, and ice hockey and field hockey gloves go under 6116.10.05.00.
Common mistakes
- Classifying a knitted glove with a plastic or rubber coating under a 4015.19 or 3926.20 line, when the right place is a 6116.10 line such as 6116.10.65.00.
- Using 3926.20.40.10 for a seamless disposable plastic glove, when seamless gloves belong under 3926.20.10 (3926.20.10.20 for disposable, 3926.20.10.10 for surgical and medical).
- Placing a rubber examination glove under 4015.19.11.10, when rubber gloves of a kind used for medical purposes belong under 4015.12.10.10; a rubber glove outside the medical lines that is not seamless belongs under 4015.19.51.00.
- Using 4203.29.08.00 for every leather glove, when that line covers only gloves of horsehide or cowhide (except calfskin) that are wholly of leather and not the fourchette line.
- Leaving out the Chapter 99 line (for example 9903.88.03 on rubber and leather gloves) when it is attached to the classification you filed.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for gloves?
There is no single code. The line depends on the material and construction. Medical rubber gloves are 4015.12.10.10 (Free), other disposable seamless rubber gloves are 4015.19.11.10 (3%), disposable seamless plastic gloves are 3926.20.10.20 (Free), coated knitted gloves without fourchettes can be 6116.10.65.00 (7%), and leather gloves fall under 4203.29.
What is the general duty rate for disposable gloves?
It depends on the material and the use. Rubber gloves of a kind used for medical or surgical purposes under 4015.12.10 are Free. Other disposable seamless rubber gloves under 4015.19.11.10 have a general rate of 3%. Disposable seamless plastic gloves under 3926.20.10.20 are Free. Disposable plastic gloves that are not seamless under 3926.20.40.10 are 6.5%.
Which line covers surgical or medical gloves?
Rubber gloves of a kind used for medical or surgical purposes are under 4015.12.10: 4015.12.10.10 for medical gloves and 4015.12.10.20 for surgical gloves, with a general rate of Free. Seamless plastic surgical and medical gloves are listed under 3926.20.10.10, also Free. Confirm the glove's material and construction in the current HTSUS or with a licensed broker before filing.
What does 9903.88.03 mean on a glove entry?
It is a Section 301 China provision attached to lines such as 4015.19.11.10, 4015.19.51.00 and the 4203.29 leather lines, at +25%. It is reported as its own line beside the classification, and its duty is separate from the general rate and in most programs charged on top of it.
What is 9903.88.15 on knitted gloves?
It is a Section 301 China provision attached to lines such as 6116.10.65.00 and 6116.93.88.00, at +7.5%. Like other Chapter 99 headings, it is reported as its own line beside the classification and is generally charged on top of the general rate.
Does the special rate column apply to my gloves?
Only if the glove qualifies under the named program and the origin matches one of the listed codes. For example, 4015.19.11.10 shows Free for the programs in its special rate text. Confirm eligibility in the current HTSUS or with a licensed broker.