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HS code for vanity cases

4202

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 beverages 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

In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “vanity cases” points to heading 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 beverages 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. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.

The UK Global Tariff divides 4202 into 40 tariff lines; the duty is between 2% and 8% (average 3.1%).

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 4202 covers 25 tariff lines and the duty is between 2.7% and 9.7%.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides 4202 into 52 tariff lines; the statutory rate is between 40% and 150% (average 118.1%).

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What is the HS code for vanity cases?

Vanity cases are classified under 4202 (Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels, spectacle…) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.