CPTPP Savings: T-Shirts & Singlets (HS 6109)
The single highest-volume garment line on this corridor — 18% MFN brought to Free.
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HS heading
2
Codes, both with a real saving
18%
MFN rate
Free
CPTPP rate
HS 6109 covers t-shirts, singlets, and other vests, knitted or crocheted — both the cotton line and the other-textile-materials line carry the standard 18% MFN rate.
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 6109
the governing 4-digit heading
Tariff lines with a real CPTPP saving
Only the codes under HS 6109 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6109.10 | T-shirts/singlets, knit, of cotton | 18% | Free |
| 6109.90 | T-shirts/singlets, knit, of other textile materials | 18% | Free |
CPTPP Rate Claim
Confirm origin eligibility before claiming the CPTPP rate on HS 6109
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
T-shirts and singlets are typically the highest-volume single garment line on Asia-Canada corridors, so the CPTPP saving here compounds across the largest shipment volumes — worth understanding on its own rather than as one line in a larger table.
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 6109 · 2 codes with a real CPTPP saving
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