UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 4202.92
4202 92 11 00: Travelling-bags, toilet bags, rucksacks and sports bags
Bags with plastic or textile outer surface
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 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
- Other
- 4202 92 00 00 With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials
- Of sheeting of plastics
- 4202 92 11 00 Travelling-bags, toilet bags, rucksacks and sports bags
What you pay
Importing into UK
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 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) | — | 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–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 |
| 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 3.3% |
Footnotes
TN207 The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose tr…
TN208 The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on certain good…
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
UK: imports by month · HS 4202.92
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £365.6m | 58.8% | -7.7% |
 Vietnam | £93.9m | 15.1% | +0.5% |
 France | £29.5m | 4.7% | -16% |
 Indonesia | £25.2m | 4% | +8.9% |
 India | £21.7m | 3.5% | -3.5% |
 Cambodia | £14m | 2.2% | +16.8% |
 Italy | £13.7m | 2.2% | +3.7% |
 Germany | £12.5m | 2% | +11.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
4202.92 With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials
EU 2.7% – 9.7% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 6.3% 
Türkiye 2.7% – 9.7% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 5.3% 
USA 3.4% – 20% General (MFN) 15 tariff lines · average 12.2% 
Canada Free – 10% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 6.8% 
Mexico 25% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Brazil 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
Japan 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 6.6% – 10% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 7.3% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 12.5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines UK lines: 4202.92
- 4202 92 11 00Travelling-bags, toilet bags, rucksacks and sports bags
- 4202 92 15 00Of sheeting of plastics: musical instrument cases
- 4202 92 19 00Of sheeting of plastics: other
- 4202 92 91 10Travelling-bags, toilet bags, rucksacks and sports bags: hand-made
- 4202 92 91 90Travelling-bags, toilet bags, rucksacks and sports bags: other
- 4202 92 98 10With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile: of textile materials, other, hand-made
- 4202 92 98 90With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile: of textile materials, other, other
Binding rulings for similar goods
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.
- 600013116 HMRC
A waterproof bag. A twenty litre capacity backpack style bag, made from double-laminated PVC, polyester, and Tarpaulin. Bright orange in colour with two detachable shoulder straps and a waterproof zip. The outer and inner surfaces, have no visible textile material both surfaces being fully covered…
- 600012236 HMRC
Duffle bag Polyvinyl Chloride / 15% polyester 85% Bag made from a polyester material that has been laminated on both sides with 0.5 mm thick plastic sheeting (PVC) Puncture resistant waterproof PVC Tarpaulin fabric • Stitch-free, High frequency welded seams • 60 Litre Capacity • Roll-down closure…
- 600012237 HMRC
Duffle bag Polyvinyl Chloride / 15% polyester 85% Bag made from a polyester material that has been laminated on both sides with 0.5 mm thick plastic sheeting (PVC) Puncture resistant waterproof PVC Tarpaulin fabric • Stitch-free, High frequency welded seams • 30 Litre Capacity • Roll-down closure…
- 600012238 HMRC
Duffle bag Polyvinyl Chloride / 15% polyester 85% Bag made from a polyester material that has been laminated on both sides with 0.5 mm thick plastic sheeting (PVC) Puncture resistant waterproof PVC Tarpaulin fabric • Stitch-free, High frequency welded seams • 90 Litre Capacity • Roll-down closure…
- 600012239 HMRC
Duffle bag Polyvinyl Chloride / 15% polyester 85% Bag made from a polyester material that has been laminated on both sides with 0.5 mm thick plastic sheeting (PVC) Puncture resistant waterproof PVC Tarpaulin fabric • Stitch-free, High frequency welded seams • 10 Litre Capacity • Roll-down closure…
- 600012240 HMRC
Rucksack Polyvinyl Chloride / 15% polyester 85% Bag made from a polyester material that has been laminated on both sides with 0.5 mm thick plastic sheeting (PVC) Puncture resistant waterproof PVC Tarpaulin fabric • Stitch-free, High frequency welded seams • 30 Litre Capacity • Roll-down closure…
- 600012241 HMRC
Kit bag Puncture resistant waterproof PVC Tarpaulin fabric • Stitch-free, High frequency welded seams • 35 Litre Capacity • Roll-down closure with side release fastenings for a watertight seal • Large volume front pocket with water resistant zipper • Padded and breathable airmesh harness system •…
- 600012242 HMRC
Dry bag Puncture resistant waterproof PVC Tarpaulin fabric • Stitch-free, High frequency welded seams • 50 Litre Capacity • Roll-down closure with side release fastenings for a watertight seal • Multiple external D-ring attachment points for securing bag • Flat base improves stability meaning bag…
Legal notes
Notes
1. For the purposes of this chapter, the term ‘leather’ includes chamois (including combination chamois) leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallised leather.
2. This chapter does not cover:
(a) sterile surgical catgut or similar sterile suture materials (heading 3006);
(b) articles of apparel and clothing accessories (except gloves, mittens and mitts), lined with furskin or artificial fur or to which furskin or artificial fur is attached on the outside except as mere trimming (heading 4303 or 4304);
(c) made-up articles of netting (heading 5608);
(d) articles of Chapter 64;
(e) headgear or parts thereof of Chapter 65;
(f) whips, riding-crops or other articles of heading 6602;
(g) cuff links, bracelets or other imitation jewellery (heading 7117);
(h) fittings or trimmings for harness, such as stirrups, bits, horse brasses and buckles, separately presented (generally, Section XV);
(ij) strings, skins for drums or the like, or other parts of musical instruments (heading 9209);
(k) articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires and lighting fittings);
(l) articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games, sports requisites); or
(m) buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners, press studs, button moulds or other parts of these articles, button blanks, of heading 9606.
3.
(A) In addition to the provisions of note 2 above, heading 4202 does not cover:
(a) bags made of sheeting of plastics, whether or not printed, with handles, not designed for prolonged use (heading 3923);
(b) articles of plaiting materials (heading 4602).
(B) Articles of headings 4202 and 4203 which have parts of precious metal or metal clad with precious metal, of natural or cultured pearls, of precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) remain classified in those headings, even if such parts constitute more than minor fittings or minor ornamentation, provided that these parts do not give the articles their essential character. If, on the other hand, the parts give the articles their essential character, the articles are to be classified in Chapter 71.
4. For the purposes of heading 4203, the expression ‘articles of apparel and clothing accessories’ applies, inter alia, to gloves, mittens and mitts (including those for sport or for protection), aprons and other protective clothing, braces, belts, bandoliers and wrist straps, but excluding watch straps (heading 9113).
Additional note
1. For the purposes of the subheadings of heading 4202, the term ‘outer surface’ is to refer to the material of the outer surface of the container being visible to the naked eye, even where this material is the outer layer of a combination of materials which makes up the outer material of the container.
Commodity code 4202 92 11 00 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 4202.92 (with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials).
The third-country duty is 8%.
173 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 8%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of bags with plastic or textile outer surface (HS 4202.92) into the UK came to £621.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 5% on the year before); China supplied 59%, followed by Vietnam.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 2.7%–9.7%, the Türkiye duty is 2.7%–9.7%, the US duty is 3.4%–20%, the Canada duty is 0%–10%, the Mexico duty is 25%, the Brazil duty is 35%, the Argentina duty is 20%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 8%, the Taiwan duty is 6.6%–10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 12.5% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 4202.92 worth US$793m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 4202 92 11 00?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 8%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 4202 92 11 00?
174 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 173 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and DCTS Enhanced and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 4202 92 11 00?
Additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 4202.92 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$475m), followed by Vietnam.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.