Subheading · Chapter 42 · Heading 4202
4202.22: With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials
Handbags of plastic or textile
4202.22 is the HS subheading for handbags of plastic or textile, under heading 4202 in chapter 42.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4202 22 00 00 With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials p/st
- 4202 22 10 00 Of sheeting of plastics 8%+2p/st
- 4202 22 90 00 Of textile materials 2%p/st
- 4202 22 90 10 Hand-made 2%+2p/st
- 4202 22 90 90 Other 2%+2p/st
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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
Import requirements 3
- 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
- Import controlImport control - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- Documents
- C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
- Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 3 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% – 8% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, 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") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, 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 moreAntigua & 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 moreAnguilla, 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 – 3.3% |
| 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £153.3m | 42.1% | -8.4% |
 Italy | £75.1m | 20.6% | +2.8% |
 France | £65.3m | 17.9% | -23.5% |
 India | £20.4m | 5.6% | +0.3% |
 Vietnam | £11.1m | 3.1% | +21% |
 Cambodia | £10.5m | 2.9% | +43.8% |
 Indonesia | £6.2m | 1.7% | -21.1% |
 Spain | £6m | 1.6% | -9.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 3.7% – 9.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 6.7% 
Türkiye 100% – 150% Statutory rate (Law 474) 3 tariff lines · average 133.3% 
USA 5.7% – 17.6% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 10.8% 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
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$154.4kUS$154.4k+US$4.7m+US$66m+> US$442.8m
Exports: 197
- China: US$5.7bn
- France: US$3.4bn
- Italy: US$2.2bn
- Cambodia: US$818.7m
- Vietnam: US$570.1m
- India: US$442.8m
- Spain: US$402.3m
- Germany: US$266.7m
- Indonesia: US$215.7m
- Netherlands: US$198m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$189.3m
- Poland: US$177.3m
- Bangladesh: US$111.6m
- South Korea: US$108.8m
- Philippines: US$108.3m
- United States: US$100.6m
- Singapore: US$97.6m
- Mexico: US$78.5m
- United Kingdom: US$71.5m
- Switzerland: US$66m
- Portugal: US$56.3m
- Türkiye: US$54.7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$50.6m
- Japan: US$47.1m
- Tunisia: US$43.5m
- Romania: US$40.5m
- Belgium: US$29.1m
- Thailand: US$22.7m
- Latvia: US$22.2m
- Czechia: US$19.4m
- Malaysia: US$15.6m
- Greece: US$14.4m
- Austria: US$14.2m
- Denmark: US$13.5m
- Macao SAR China: US$11.7m
- Taiwan: US$11.6m
- Canada: US$11m
- Bulgaria: US$10.3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$10.1m
- Madagascar: US$10.1m
- Slovakia: US$9.9m
- Morocco: US$8.5m
- Kuwait: US$8.2m
- Australia: US$8.1m
- Sweden: US$6.8m
- Brazil: US$5.8m
- Estonia: US$5.4m
- Hungary: US$4.9m
- Pakistan: US$4.7m
- Croatia: US$4.6m
- Slovenia: US$4.6m
- Armenia: US$4.1m
- Finland: US$4m
- South Africa: US$3.9m
- Colombia: US$3.9m
- Russia: US$3.3m
- Serbia: US$3.2m
- Lithuania: US$2.9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2.5m
- Ireland: US$2.5m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3.9mUS$3.9m+US$29.8m+US$193.2m+> US$650.6m
Imports: 217
- United States: US$2bn
- China: US$1.4bn
- France: US$896m
- Italy: US$893.4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$788.1m
- Germany: US$732.9m
- Japan: US$650.6m
- South Korea: US$579.5m
- Spain: US$553.2m
- United Kingdom: US$503.8m
- Malaysia: US$375.5m
- Netherlands: US$366m
- Singapore: US$363.1m
- Poland: US$341.2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$324.1m
- Mexico: US$261.5m
- Canada: US$238.6m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$221m
- Russia: US$208.7m
- Kazakhstan: US$196.4m
- Australia: US$196.2m
- Greece: US$193.2m
- Switzerland: US$184.1m
- Portugal: US$182.6m
- Taiwan: US$173.5m
- Thailand: US$173m
- Philippines: US$162.9m
- Brazil: US$161.4m
- Türkiye: US$158.9m
- Austria: US$151.1m
- Vietnam: US$146.5m
- India: US$130.8m
- Indonesia: US$126.5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$121.7m
- Belgium: US$95.2m
- Czechia: US$80.1m
- Ghana: US$64.9m
- South Africa: US$56m
- Ireland: US$53.5m
- Romania: US$52.2m
- Peru: US$51m
- Denmark: US$50.9m
- Nigeria: US$50m
- Slovakia: US$49.4m
- Macao SAR China: US$48.6m
- Chile: US$47.8m
- Israel: US$46.4m
- Sweden: US$45.7m
- Kuwait: US$43.8m
- Qatar: US$39.6m
- New Zealand: US$31.6m
- Croatia: US$30.9m
- Finland: US$30.6m
- Colombia: US$30.6m
- Hungary: US$29.8m
- Norway: US$28.5m
- Latvia: US$27.5m
- Togo: US$26.5m
- Argentina: US$23m
- Ukraine: US$21.4m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$5.7bn | 35.7% |
| 2 | France | US$3.4bn | 21.2% |
| 3 | Italy | US$2.2bn | 13.8% |
| 4 | Cambodia | US$818.7m | 5.1% |
| 5 | Vietnam | US$570.1m | 3.6% |
| 6 | India | US$442.8m | 2.8% |
| 7 | Spain | US$402.3m | 2.5% |
| 8 |  Germany | US$266.7m | 1.7% |
| 9 | Indonesia | US$215.7m | 1.4% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$198m | 1.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$2bn | 12.6% |
| 2 | China | US$1.4bn | 9% |
| 3 | France | US$896m | 5.6% |
| 4 | Italy | US$893.4m | 5.6% |
| 5 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$788.1m | 4.9% |
| 6 | Germany | US$732.9m | 4.6% |
| 7 |  Japan | US$650.6m | 4.1% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$579.5m | 3.6% |
| 9 | Spain | US$553.2m | 3.5% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$503.8m | 3.2% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 4202.22 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 2% and 8% (average 4%).
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 4202.22 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 3.7% and 9.7%.
174 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% – 8%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of handbags of plastic or textile into the UK came to £364.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 8% on the year before); China supplied 42%, followed by Italy.
In 2024, countries exported handbags of plastic or textile worth US$15.9bn (+4.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$5.7bn), followed by France.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials?
With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials fall under HS subheading 4202.22, part of heading 4202, in section VIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4202.22 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4202.22 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.7% to 9.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of…?
China, with US$5.7bn in 2024 (35.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export handbags of plastic or textile to the UK duty-free?
174 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% – 8% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on handbags of plastic or textile?
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 handbags of plastic or textile from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (42%), Italy (21%) and France (18%), out of total imports of £364.3m.