Heading 4202 · Chapter 42

Suitcases, bags, wallets and similar containers made of or covered with leather, plastic, textiles, vulcanised fibre, cardboard or paper

This heading covers suitcases, briefcases, school bags, handbags, wallets, travel bags, backpacks, toiletry bags and many other similar containers. The goods must be made of, or wholly or mainly covered with, leather or composition leather, plastic, textile materials, vulcanised fibre, cardboard or paper. In the tariff, composition leather is material made from leather or leather fibres pressed into sheets; goods whose outer surface is plastic sheeting or textile, often sold as vegan leather, are classified under other codes.

For example

Leather suitcase
Textile-material backpack
Plastic handbag
Cardboard cutlery box

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Official tariff text

Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers; travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, handbags, shopping-bags, wallets, purses, map-cases, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle-cases, jewellery boxes, powder-boxes, cutlery cases and similar containers, of leather or of composition leather, of sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of vulcanised fibre or of paperboard, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper

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VIII
42
4202

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Step 1 · Section VIII Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles…
Is it raw hides or skins other than fur skins, a leather good or saddlery/travel item, or fur or artificial fur and goods made from it?
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Step 2 · Chapter 42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel g… 2 of 3 chapters in section VIII
Is the item animal saddlery; a listed container, travel item or handbag made of the named materials; leather or composition-leather clothing or an accessory; another leather or composition-leather item covered by the listed category; or a product made from intestines, goldbeater’s skin, bladders or tendons?
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Step 3 · Heading 4202 Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, b… 2 of 5 headings under chapter 42
What type of container is it, and what is its outer material: leather, composition leather or patent leather; plastic or textile materials; vulcanised fibre or cardboard; or another material?

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Import duty on the codes below: 2.7–9.7%

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Classification decides the rate here: from 1.7% to 4.0%.

4201 Sadelmagerarbejder til dyr, herunder skagler, snore, benbeskyttere, mundkurve, sadeltæpper, sadeltasker, hundedækkener og lignende varer, af ethvert materiale (undtagen piske, ridepiske og andre varer henhørende under pos. 6602) 2.7%
4202 Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers; travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, handbags, shopping-bags, wallets, purses, map-cases, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle-cases, jewellery boxes, powder-boxes, cutlery cases and similar containers, of leather or of composition leather, of sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of vulcanised fibre or of paperboard, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper you are here 2.7–9.7%
4203 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or composition leather (excl. footware and headgear and parts thereof, and goods of chapter 95, e.g. shin guards, fencing masks) 4.0–9.0%
4205 Varer af læder eller kunstlæder (undtagen sadelmagerarbejder, håndtasker, rejseartikler mv., beklædningsgenstande og tilbehør dertil, varer til teknisk brug, piske, ridepiske og andre varer henhørende under pos. 6602, møbler, lamper og belysningsartikler, legetøj, spil og sportsartikler, knapper og dele dertil, manchetknapper samt armbånd og andre bijouterivarer og varer af net henhørende pos. 5608 og varer af flettematerialer ) 2.0–3.0%
4206 Varer af tarme, guldslagerhinde, blærer eller sener (undtagen steril catgut og lignende sterile suturmaterialer samt catgut, herunder strenge til musikinstrumenter) 1.7%

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Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.