Subheading · Chapter 42 · Heading 4202
4202.99: Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases: other, other
Other cases and bags (other materials)
Official description Other
4202.99 is the HS subheading for other cases and bags (other materials), under heading 4202 in chapter 42.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4202 99 00 00 Other 2%
- 4202 99 00 10 Musical instrument cases, hand-made 2%
- 4202 99 00 90 Other 2%
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)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| 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–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | 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–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £38.6m | 62.9% | -2% | |
| £4.5m | 7.3% | -18.4% | |
| £3.5m | 5.7% | +23.9% | |
| £2.4m | 3.9% | +167.7% | |
| £1.8m | 2.9% | +1.4% | |
| £1.3m | 2% | -17.3% | |
| £960k | 1.6% | -26% | |
| £866k | 1.4% | -3.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$49kUS$49k+US$1m+US$15m+> US$47m
Exports: 196
- China: US$671m
- Italy: US$76m
- United States: US$75m
- Germany: US$62m
- Thailand: US$54m
- France: US$47m
- Switzerland: US$39m
- Vietnam: US$34m
- Spain: US$26m
- United Kingdom: US$25m
- South Korea: US$21m
- Denmark: US$20m
- Poland: US$20m
- India: US$19m
- Indonesia: US$19m
- Singapore: US$17m
- Netherlands: US$17m
- Japan: US$17m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$16m
- Mexico: US$15m
- Portugal: US$14m
- Malaysia: US$13m
- Czechia: US$10m
- Türkiye: US$10m
- Belgium: US$8m
- Australia: US$8m
- Taiwan: US$7m
- El Salvador: US$7m
- Austria: US$6m
- Cambodia: US$5m
- Romania: US$5m
- Israel: US$5m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Sweden: US$4m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- Morocco: US$3m
- Canada: US$3m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$3m
- Bangladesh: US$3m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Albania: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Chile: US$981k
- Norway: US$884k
- Croatia: US$777k
- New Zealand: US$772k
- Peru: US$707k
- Finland: US$682k
- Greece: US$634k
- Saudi Arabia: US$603k
- Qatar: US$587k
- Serbia: US$550k
- Sri Lanka: US$546k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$707kUS$707k+US$4m+US$17m+> US$49m
Imports: 218
- United States: US$128m
- France: US$101m
- Germany: US$101m
- South Korea: US$95m
- United Kingdom: US$77m
- Switzerland: US$60m
- Japan: US$49m
- Italy: US$48m
- Netherlands: US$44m
- Spain: US$44m
- Singapore: US$39m
- Poland: US$32m
- Canada: US$29m
- Malaysia: US$27m
- Australia: US$26m
- Mexico: US$26m
- Austria: US$25m
- India: US$25m
- China: US$24m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$21m
- Belgium: US$18m
- Saudi Arabia: US$17m
- United Arab Emirates: US$16m
- Denmark: US$15m
- Norway: US$15m
- Thailand: US$15m
- Sweden: US$14m
- Philippines: US$14m
- Brazil: US$13m
- South Africa: US$13m
- Ireland: US$13m
- Chile: US$10m
- Czechia: US$9m
- Guatemala: US$9m
- Greece: US$9m
- Portugal: US$8m
- Taiwan: US$8m
- Israel: US$8m
- Hungary: US$7m
- Kazakhstan: US$6m
- Dominican Republic: US$6m
- Peru: US$6m
- Vietnam: US$6m
- Ecuador: US$6m
- New Zealand: US$6m
- Costa Rica: US$6m
- Mauritius: US$5m
- Morocco: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Paraguay: US$5m
- Kuwait: US$5m
- Russia: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Ukraine: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$4m
- Macao SAR China: US$4m
- Iceland: US$4m
- Cambodia: US$4m
- Honduras: US$4m
- Angola: US$4m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$671m | 46.2% | |
| 2 | US$76m | 5.2% | |
| 3 | US$75m | 5.2% | |
| 4 | US$62m | 4.3% | |
| 5 | US$54m | 3.7% | |
| 6 | US$47m | 3.2% | |
| 7 | US$39m | 2.7% | |
| 8 | US$34m | 2.4% | |
| 9 | US$26m | 1.8% | |
| 10 | US$25m | 1.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$128m | 8.8% | |
| 2 | US$101m | 7% | |
| 3 | US$101m | 6.9% | |
| 4 | US$95m | 6.6% | |
| 5 | US$77m | 5.3% | |
| 6 | US$60m | 4.1% | |
| 7 | US$49m | 3.4% | |
| 8 | US$48m | 3.3% | |
| 9 | US$44m | 3% | |
| 10 | US$44m | 3% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 20%median duty
- 13number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 60%highest: Egypt, Iran, Barbados
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 20% – 60% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 3.5% | 0% – 7% | 2023 | |
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 60% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.7% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 5% – 32% | 2023 | |
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 0% – 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3.6% | 2.7% – 4.6% | 2023 | |
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.6%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 5% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 3.5%* | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 34% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 7.1% | 0% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 83199 Other travel goods, handbags & similar containers
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 513202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 29220 Luggage, handbags and the like, of leather, composition leather, plastic sheeting, textile materials, vulcanized fibre or paperboard; travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1512 Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4202.99 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 4202.99 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 4202.99 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 4202.99 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 4202.99 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 4202.99 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 28
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N364486 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a molded plastic case from Canada
- H325292 U.S. CBP
Application for Further Review of Protest No. 3901-20-114653; Classification of Flock- covered and Paper-covered Jewelry Boxes
- N348430 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of five watch boxes from Japan and China
- N344429 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of plastic food storage containers from China
- N337847 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a cupcake carrier from China
- N335451 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a cupcake carrier from China
- 600015112 HMRC
A protective case for tablets made of moulded thermoplastic polyurethane with an outer covering of polyurethane faux leather. It is designed to hold a few specific models of tablet.
28 rulings in total for this code
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
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CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 4202.99 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 2%.
Subheading 4202.99 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 3.7%.
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%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of other cases and bags (other materials) into the UK came to £61.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 0% on the year before); China supplied 63%, followed by Italy.
In 2024, countries exported other cases and bags (other materials) worth US$1.5bn (−7.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$671m), followed by Italy.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases: other, other?
Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases: other, other fall under HS subheading 4202.99, 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 4202.99 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. 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 4202.99 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases?
China, with US$671m in 2024 (46.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export other cases and bags (other materials) 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% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on other cases and bags (other materials)?
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 other cases and bags (other materials) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (63%), Italy (7%) and France (6%), out of total imports of £61.4m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.