# HS code 6115.96: Panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins) and footwear without applied soles, knitted or crocheted, of synthetic fibres > HS code 6115.96 covers panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins) and footwear without applied soles, knitted or crocheted, of synthetic fibres, other than those classified in 6115.21, 6115.22, 6115.29, 6115.30, 6115.94, 6115.95 and 6115.99. It sits in heading 61.15 (panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins) and footwear without applied soles, knitted or crocheted) in chapter 61 (articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted). Other goods of heading 61.15 are classified under 6115.10 (graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins)), 6115.21 (other pantyhose and tights, of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn less than 67 decitex), 6115.22 (other pantyhose and tights, of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn 67 decitex or more), 6115.29 (other pantyhose and tights, of other textile materials) or 4 others. National tariff lines under 6115.96 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/611596 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 61](https://border.bot/hs-codes/61) / [61.15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6115) / [6115.96](https://border.bot/hs-codes/611596) ## Key facts - HS code: 6115.96 - Covers: Panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins) and footwear without applied soles, knitted or crocheted, of synthetic fibres - Heading: [61.15: Panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins) and footwear without applied soles, knitted or crocheted](https://border.bot/hs-codes/6115) - Chapter: [61: Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted](https://border.bot/hs-codes/61) - Edition: HS2022 - Duty in the United States: [See its 4 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/611596) ## What this code covers HS code 6115.96 covers panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins) and footwear without applied soles, knitted or crocheted, of synthetic fibres, other than those classified in 6115.21, 6115.22, 6115.29, 6115.30, 6115.94, 6115.95 and 6115.99. The legal text of the subheading is “Other: Of synthetic fibres”, read under “Other”, in HS2022. ## What it doesn’t cover Other goods of heading 61.15 are classified under 6115.10 (graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins)), 6115.21 (other pantyhose and tights, of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn less than 67 decitex), 6115.22 (other pantyhose and tights, of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn 67 decitex or more), 6115.29 (other pantyhose and tights, of other textile materials) or 4 others. - [6115.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/611510) Graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins) - [6115.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/611521) Other pantyhose and tights: Of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn less than 67 decitex - [6115.22](https://border.bot/hs-codes/611522) Other pantyhose and tights: Of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn 67 decitex or more - [6115.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/611529) Other pantyhose and tights: Of other textile materials - [6115.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/611530) Other women's full-length or knee-length hosiery, measuring per single yarn less than 67 decitex - [6115.94](https://border.bot/hs-codes/611594) Other: Of wool or fine animal hair - [6115.95](https://border.bot/hs-codes/611595) Other: Of cotton - [6115.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/611599) Other: Of other textile materials ## How it is structured 6115.96 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 61, are the chapter; the first four, 6115, are heading 61.15; the last two, 96, identify the subheading within the heading. Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines. - Chapter 61: Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted - Heading 61.15: Panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins) and footwear without applied soles, knitted or crocheted - Within the heading: Other - Subheading 6115.96: Of synthetic fibres ## In other countries National tariff lines under 6115.96 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country). - [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/611596): 4 lines, used by 1 other country ## Related codes The same text, “Other: Of synthetic fibres”, also divides 1 other heading in chapter 61: 6116.93 under heading 61.16. - [6116.93](https://border.bot/hs-codes/611693) Heading 61.16: Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted - Previous subheading: [6115.95](https://border.bot/hs-codes/611595) Other: Of cotton - Next subheading: [6115.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/611599) Other: Of other textile materials ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS code 6115.96 cover? HS code 6115.96 covers panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins) and footwear without applied soles, knitted or crocheted, of synthetic fibres, other than those classified in 6115.21, 6115.22, 6115.29, 6115.30, 6115.94, 6115.95 and 6115.99. ### Which heading and chapter is HS code 6115.96 in? HS code 6115.96 is in heading 61.15 (panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins) and footwear without applied soles, knitted or crocheted) in chapter 61 (articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted). ### Where are goods of heading 61.15 classified when 6115.96 doesn’t fit? Other goods of heading 61.15 are classified under 6115.10 (graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins)), 6115.21 (other pantyhose and tights, of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn less than 67 decitex), 6115.22 (other pantyhose and tights, of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn 67 decitex or more), 6115.29 (other pantyhose and tights, of other textile materials) or 4 others. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 6115.96? National tariff lines under 6115.96 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country). ## Sources and updates The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026. This page was last updated on 11 October 2026. Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling. Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/611596.json ## Common products under 6115.96 - [Socks](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/socks): HS 6115.95, 6115.96