CPTPP Savings: Women's Suits, Dresses & Skirts (HS 6204)
9 distinct lines — the widest women's-wear heading in this dataset — all with real, eliminable MFN duty.
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HS heading
9
Codes, all with a real saving
16–18%
MFN rate range
Free
CPTPP rate
HS 6204 covers women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, dresses, skirts, and trousers of woven construction — the largest single heading in the garments dataset by code count, with MFN rates ranging from 16% to 18%.
Part of our Garments commodity guide →What actually qualifies: the yarn-forward rule
CPTPP's rules of origin for textiles and apparel (Annex 4-A) don't use a simple "assembled in a CPTPP country" test. They use a "yarn-forward" rule: a garment only qualifies for the CPTPP rate if the yarn and fabric it's cut from were themselves formed in a CPTPP member country — not just cut and sewn there.
A shirt sewn in Vietnam from Chinese-milled fabric does not qualify, even though Vietnam is a CPTPP member. The same shirt sewn from Vietnamese or other CPTPP-sourced fabric does. This is the single most commonly misunderstood point in claiming CPTPP treatment on apparel — confirm the fabric's origin, not just the assembly location, before claiming the rate.
HS 6204
the governing 4-digit heading
Tariff lines with a real CPTPP saving
Only the codes under HS 6204 that actually carry an MFN rate above zero — lines already Free at MFN aren't shown here since there's no saving to claim.
| HS Code | Description | MFN | CPTPP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6204.11 | Women's suits, woven, of wool/fine animal hair | 18% | Free |
| 6204.12 | Women's suits, woven, of cotton | 17% | Free |
| 6204.21 | Women's ensembles, woven, of wool/fine animal hair | 18% | Free |
| 6204.31 | Women's jackets/blazers, woven, of wool/fine animal hair | 18% | Free |
| 6204.41 | Women's dresses, woven, of wool/fine animal hair | 18% | Free |
| 6204.42 | Women's dresses, woven, of cotton | 17% | Free |
| 6204.49 | Women's dresses, woven, of other textile materials | 16% | Free |
| 6204.51 | Women's skirts, woven, of wool/fine animal hair | 18% | Free |
| 6204.62 | Women's trousers/shorts, woven, of cotton | 17% | Free |
CPTPP Rate Claim
Confirm origin eligibility before claiming the CPTPP rate on HS 6204
Claiming the CPTPP rate requires confirming the good actually meets its product-specific rule of origin — not just that it shipped from a CPTPP member country. See the origin test above before booking a shipment against this rate.
Tariff data: Canada Customs Tariff 2026. Rules of origin: CPTPP Annex 4-A, Textiles and Apparel Product-Specific Rules of Origin. Last verified: July 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Women's woven outerwear has a wider range of garment subtypes in Canada's tariff schedule (suits, ensembles, jackets, dresses, skirts, trousers) than the men's schedule, which is why 6204 carries 9 CPTPP-eligible lines against 6203's 8.
Tariff data: Canada Customs Tariff 2026. Rules of origin: CPTPP Annex 4-A, Textiles and Apparel Product-Specific Rules of Origin. Last verified: July 2026.
HS 6204 · 9 codes with a real CPTPP saving
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