Subheading · Chapter 42 · Heading 4202

4202.19

4202.19: Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases: other

Official description Other

Subheading 4202.19 belongs to heading 4202 (trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels…) in chapter 42.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 2% – 4% standard rate · across 3 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 2
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 4202 19 00 00 Other
  2. 4202 19 10 00 Of aluminium 4%+3
  3. 4202 19 90 00 Of other materials 2%
  4. 4202 19 90 10 Hand-made 2%+3
  5. 4202 19 90 90 Other 2%+3

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 2

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 598
    Documents
    • 9014
  • Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1431
    Documents
    • C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)

Import requirements 2

  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Russia, Ukraine
    Legal act
    2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9011
    • 9022
    • 9038
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control on luxury goods
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
    Documents
    • Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
    • Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
    • Y948 Goods other than those described in Annex VIII (Luxury goods) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—2% – 4%
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
European Union (including code "EU")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago

Free
OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories)
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 more

Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands

Free
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia Free
UK–Andorra agreement Andorra Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Switzerland agreement Switzerland Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Chile agreement Chile Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
UK–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
DCTS Standard Indonesia Free
UK–Israel agreement Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Iceland agreement Iceland Free
UK–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
UK–Japan agreement Japan Free
UK–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
UK–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
UK–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
UK–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–Mexico agreement Mexico Free
UK–Norway agreement Norway Free
UK–New Zealand agreement New Zealand Free
UK–Peru agreement Peru Free
UK–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
UK–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
UK–Serbia agreement Serbia Free
UK–Solomon Islands agreement Solomon Islands Free
UK–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
UK–San Marino agreement San Marino Free
UK–Tunisia agreement Tunisia Free
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye Free
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–XC agreement XC Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–XL agreement XL Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£27.3m-6.7% · previous 12 months
Average import price£9.83 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.7mFeb 2024: £1.7mMar 2024: £2.9mApr 2024: £2mMay 2024: £2.5mJun 2024: £2.9mJul 2024: £2.7mAug 2024: £3mSept 2024: £2.2mOct 2024: £2.8mNov 2024: £2.1mDec 2024: £2.7mJan 2025: £2.7mFeb 2025: £2.6mMar 2025: £2.8mApr 2025: £1.9mMay 2025: £2.1mJun 2025: £2.4mJul 2025: £3mAug 2025: £1.8mSept 2025: £2.5mOct 2025: £3mNov 2025: £2.3mDec 2025: £1.8mJan 2026: £1.9mFeb 2026: £2mMar 2026: £1.9mApr 2026: £2.1mMay 2026: £2.6mJun 2026: £2.4mJul 2026: £2.7mAug 2026: £2.2m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
China £14m 51.3% -23%
Germany £10m 36.6% +31.4%
Italy £657k 2.4% +9.8%
Thailand £410k 1.5% +88.5%
India £379k 1.4% +17.2%
France £346k 1.3% -3.1%
Vietnam £201k 0.7% +119.7%
Poland £191k 0.7% -7.9%

Same subheading in other tariffs

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

World trade in 2024

4202.19 · US$714.9m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$73.8kUS$73.8k+US$1m+US$4.7m+> US$24.4m

Exports: 171
  1. China: US$308.1m
  2. Germany: US$160.2m
  3. Canada: US$34m
  4. United States: US$31.9m
  5. Italy: US$24.4m
  6. France: US$16.7m
  7. United Kingdom: US$10.2m
  8. Poland: US$9.9m
  9. Belgium: US$9.8m
  10. Chile: US$7.7m
  11. Denmark: US$7.5m
  12. Cambodia: US$6.9m
  13. Czechia: US$5.8m
  14. Vietnam: US$5.1m
  15. India: US$5m
  16. Netherlands: US$4.9m
  17. Thailand: US$4.7m
  18. Hong Kong SAR China: US$4.3m
  19. Spain: US$3.8m
  20. South Africa: US$3.7m
  21. Türkiye: US$3.6m
  22. Japan: US$3.3m
  23. Hungary: US$2.5m
  24. Mexico: US$2.5m
  25. Austria: US$2.4m
  26. Slovakia: US$1.9m
  27. Bulgaria: US$1.9m
  28. South Korea: US$1.8m
  29. Switzerland: US$1.8m
  30. Taiwan: US$1.8m
  31. Australia: US$1.8m
  32. Greece: US$1.8m
  33. Myanmar (Burma): US$1.6m
  34. Singapore: US$1.4m
  35. Indonesia: US$1.3m
  36. United Arab Emirates: US$1.3m
  37. Sweden: US$1.3m
  38. Pakistan: US$1.1m
  39. Dominican Republic: US$1.1m
  40. Romania: US$1.1m
  41. Sri Lanka: US$1m
  42. Malaysia: US$937.8k
  43. Croatia: US$864k
  44. Portugal: US$790.6k
  45. Norway: US$600.8k
  46. Guatemala: US$517.2k
  47. Egypt: US$493.9k
  48. Bangladesh: US$461.4k
  49. Latvia: US$434.4k
  50. Ukraine: US$399.3k
  51. Panama: US$377.6k
  52. Uruguay: US$367k
  53. Lithuania: US$317.7k
  54. Brazil: US$310.3k
  55. Philippines: US$310k
  56. Slovenia: US$233.4k
  57. Israel: US$224.8k
  58. Bahrain: US$215.8k
  59. Saudi Arabia: US$195.9k
  60. Qatar: US$191.7k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$308.1m 43.1%
2 Germany US$160.2m 22.4%
3 Canada US$34m 4.7%
4 United States US$31.9m 4.5%
5 Italy US$24.4m 3.4%
6 France US$16.7m 2.3%
7 United Kingdom US$10.2m 1.4%
8 Poland US$9.9m 1.4%
9 Belgium US$9.8m 1.4%
10 Chile US$7.7m 1.1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$80.8m 11.3%
2 Germany US$38.2m 5.3%
3 United Kingdom US$36.9m 5.2%
4 Japan US$36.9m 5.2%
5 China US$35.8m 5%
6 France US$31.4m 4.4%
7 South Korea US$23.5m 3.3%
8 Chile US$23.3m 3.3%
9 Saudi Arabia US$19.6m 2.7%
10 Thailand US$18.2m 2.5%

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 4202.19 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 2% and 4% (average 2.7%).

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 4202.19 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 3.7% and 5.7%.

175 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 2% – 4%.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £27.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 7% on the year before); China supplied 51%, followed by Germany.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$714.9m (−12.6% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$308.1m), followed by Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases: other?

Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases: other fall under HS subheading 4202.19, part of heading 4202, in section VIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4202.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2% to 4%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4202.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.7% to 5.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases?

China, with US$308.1m in 2024 (43.1% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

175 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 2% – 4% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (51%), Germany (37%) and Italy (2%), out of total imports of £27.3m.