U.S. import tariffs · heading 4202

Heading 4202: Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, attache cases, briefcases, school satchels, spectacle…

Every line of heading 4202 in the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule, with its general (column 1) duty rate. Open a code for the landed cost calculator, trade agreement rates and email alerts if the rate changes.

Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, attache cases, briefcases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers; traveling bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toiletry bags, knapsacks and backpacks, handbags, shopping bags, wallets, purses, map cases, cigarette cases, tobacco pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle cases, jewelry boxes, powder cases, cutlery cases and similar containers, of leather or of composition leather, of sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of vulcanized fiber or of paperboard, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper

Chapter 42: Leather articles; saddlery; travel goods and handbags. Schedule checked on November 8, 2026.

Not always the total: additional chapter 99 duties (such as Section 232 or Section 301), antidumping or countervailing duties may apply depending on the country of origin. See recent chapter 99 changes →

Tariff lines

HTS codeOfficial descriptionGeneral rate
4202.11.00With outer surface of leather or of composition leather8%
4202.11.00.30Attache cases, briefcases, school satchels, occupational luggage cases and similar containers
4202.11.00.90Other
4202.12With outer surface of plastics or of textile materials:
4202.12.21Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases and similar containers20%
4202.12.21.20Structured, rigid on all sides
4202.12.21.50Other
4202.12.29Other20%
4202.12.29.10Attache cases, briefcases and similar containers
4202.12.29.25Other
4202.12.29.35Attache cases, briefcases and similar containers
4202.12.29.85Other
4202.12.40.00Of cotton (369)6.3%
4202.12.60.00Other (870)5.7%
4202.12.81Of man-made fibers17.6%
4202.12.81.30Attache cases, briefcases, school satchels, occupational luggage cases and similar containers (670)
4202.12.81.70Other (670)
4202.12.89Other17.6%
4202.12.89.10Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste
4202.12.89.20Of cotton (369)
4202.12.89.40Other (870)
4202.12.89.50Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste
4202.12.89.60Of cotton (369)
4202.12.89.80Other (870)
4202.19.00.00Other20%
4202.21With outer surface of leather or of composition leather:
4202.21.30.00Of reptile leather5.3%
4202.21.60.00Valued not over $20 each10%
4202.21.90.00Valued over $20 each9%
4202.22With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials:
4202.22.15.00With outer surface of sheeting of plastics16%
4202.22.35.00Of abaca8.4%
4202.22.40Other7.4%
4202.22.40.10Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste
4202.22.40.20Of cotton (369)
4202.22.40.30Of man-made fibers (670)
4202.22.40.40Other (871)
4202.22.45.00Of cotton (369)6.3%
4202.22.60.00Other (871)5.7%
4202.22.70.00Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste7%
4202.22.81.00Of man-made fibers (670)17.6%
4202.22.89Other17.6%
4202.22.89.30Of cotton (369)
4202.22.89.70Of paper yarn
4202.22.89.80Other (871)
4202.29Other:
4202.29.10.00Of plastics5.3%
4202.29.20.00Of wood3.3%
4202.29.50.00Other7.8%
4202.29.90.00Other20%
4202.31With outer surface of leather or of composition leather:
4202.31.30.00Of reptile leather3.7%
4202.31.60.00Other8%
4202.32With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials:
4202.32.10.00Of reinforced or laminated plastics12.1¢/kg + 4.6%
4202.32.20.00Other20%
4202.32.40.00Of cotton (369)6.3%
4202.32.80.00Other (871)5.7%
4202.32.85.00Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk wasteFree
4202.32.91.00Of cotton (369)17.6%
4202.32.93.00Of man-made fibers (670)17.6%
4202.32.99.00Other (871)17.6%
4202.39Other:
4202.39.10.00Of plastics5.3%
4202.39.20.00Of wood3.3%
4202.39.50.00Other7.8%
4202.39.90.00Other20%
4202.91With outer surface of leather or of composition leather:
4202.91.10.00Golf bags4.5%
4202.91.90Other4.5%
4202.91.90.30Travel, sports and similar bags
4202.91.90.90Other
4202.92With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials:
4202.92.04.00Beverage bags whose interior incorporates only a flexible plastic container of a kind for storing and dispensing potable beverages through attached flexible tubing7%
4202.92.08Other7%
4202.92.08.05Of cotton (369)
4202.92.08.07Of man-made fibers (670)
4202.92.08.09Other (870)
4202.92.10.00Other3.4%
4202.92.15.00Of cotton (369)6.3%
4202.92.20.00Other (870)5.7%
4202.92.31Of man-made fibers17.6%
4202.92.31.20Backpacks (670)
4202.92.31.31Other (670)
4202.92.33Of paper yarn or of cotton; containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste17.6%
4202.92.33.05Of paper yarn
4202.92.33.10Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste
4202.92.33.16Of cotton (369)
4202.92.39.00Other (870)17.6%
4202.92.45.00Other 20%
4202.92.50.00Musical instrument cases4.2%
4202.92.60Of cotton6.3%
4202.92.60.10Jewelry boxes, and similar containers of a kind normally sold at retail with their contents
4202.92.60.91Other (369)
4202.92.91.00Of man-made fibers (except jewelry boxes of a kind normally sold at retail with their contents) (670)17.6%
4202.92.93Other17.6%
4202.92.93.10Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste
4202.92.93.15Other, jewelry boxes of a kind normally sold at retail with their contents
4202.92.93.36Other (870)
4202.92.94.00Cases designed to protect and transport compact disks (CD's), CD Rom disks, CD players, cassette players, and/or cassettes17.6%
4202.92.97.00Other17.6%
4202.99Other:
4202.99.10.00Of plastics3.4%
4202.99.20.00Not lined with textile fabrics4.3%
4202.99.30.00Lined with textile fabricsFree
4202.99.50.00Other7.8%
4202.99.90.00Other20%

Exporting this product from the U.S.?

Exports are reported with Schedule B numbers. Heading 4202 has 15 of them; the first 12 are below. Schedule B lookup →

  • 4202.11.0000TRUNKS,SUITCASES, VANITY CASES, & SIMILAR CONTAINERS, WITH OUTER SURFACE OF LEATHER, COMPOSITION LEATHER, OR PATENT LEATHER
  • 4202.12.0000TRUNKS, SUITCASES, VANITY CASES, & SIMILAR CONTAINERS, WITH OUTER SURFACE OF PLASTIC OR TEXTILE MATERIALS
  • 4202.19.0000TRUNKS,SUITCASES,VANITY CASES & SIMILAR CONTAINERS,ETC,OUTER SURFACE OTHER THAN LEATHER,PLASTICS OR TEXTILE MATERIAL
  • 4202.21.0000HANDBAGS, WHETHER OR NOT WITH SHOULDER STRAP, INCLUDING THOSE W/O HANDLES, W OUTER SURFACE OF LEATHER, COMPOSITION LEATHER, OR PATENT LEATHER
  • 4202.22.0000HANDBAGS, WHETHER OR NOT WITH SHOULDER STRAP, INCLUDING THOSE W/O HANDLES, WITH OUTER SURFACE OF PLASTIC SHEETING OR OF TEXTILE MATERIALS
  • 4202.29.0000HANDBAGS,OUTER SURFACE NOT OF LEATHER,COMPOSITION LEATHER,OR PATENT LEATHER,NOT OF PLASTIC SHEETING OR TEXTILE MATERIALS
  • 4202.31.0000ARTICLES NORMALLY CARRIED IN THE POCKET OR HANDBAG WITH OUTER SURFACE OF LEATHER, COMPOSITION LEATHER OR PATENT LEATHER
  • 4202.32.0000ARTICLES NORMALLY CARRIED IN THE POCKET OR HANDBAG WITH OUTER SURFACE OF PLASTIC SHEETING OR OF TEXTILE MATERIALS
  • 4202.39.0000ARTICLES FOR POCKET OR HANDBAG,WITH OUTER SURFACE NOT OF LEATHER,COMPOSITION LEATHER,OR PATTEN LEATHER,NOT OF PLASTIC SHEETING OR TEXTILE MATERIAL
  • 4202.91.0010GOLF BAGS,OUTER SURFACE LEATHER,COMPOSITION LEATHER OR PATENT LEATHER
  • 4202.91.0040OTHER BAGS, WITH OUTER SURFACE OF LEATHER, COMPOSITION LEATHER, OR PATENT LEATHER, NESOI
  • 4202.92.0500INSULATED FOOD OR BEVERAGE BASGS WITH OUTER SURFACE OF SHEETING OF PLASTIC OR OF TEXTILE MATERIALS

Source: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule; Schedule B: U.S. Census Bureau. Information only, not legal or customs advice; U.S. Customs and Border Protection decides the classification and the duty. Confirm with a licensed customs broker before you ship.

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