UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 4202.92

4202 92 98 90: With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile: of textile materials, other

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 textile materials
4202 92 98 00 Other
4202 92 98 90 Other

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What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 2% standard rate depends on the country of origin

Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 3

VAT 20.00 % import VAT

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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 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 - 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)
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 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–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

Footnotes

TN207 The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose tr…

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on certain goods, technology and services. Please refer to sanctions guidance. You may need a licence from the Department for Business and Trade.

TN208 The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on certain good…

The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on certain goods, technology and services. Please refer to sanctions guidance. You may need a licence from the Department for Business and Trade.

TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…

According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK Law, it shall be prohibited to import into European Union goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol.
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

last 12 months£621.7m-4.7% · previous 12 months

Average import price£7.93 per kg

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

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% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 6.8%

Mexico 25% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines

Brazil 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Argentina 20% General (MFN) 16 tariff lines

Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 3.8%

Japan 8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Taiwan 6.6% – 10% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 7.3%

GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Norway Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines

North Macedonia 12.5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines

Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines

UK lines: 4202.92

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.

600015035 HMRC 11 May 2026 – 10 May 2029 · 4202 92 98 90

The product is a zip‑up case designed to securely store a gaming console for portable use. It includes a lift strap to assist with removal and an internal velcro pouch for storage. The outer surface of the case is made from woven grey polyester (90%) and black polyurethane (PU) leatherette (10%).…
600015357 HMRC 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2029 · 4202 92 98 90

A tote style bag with handles. The bag is made from woven recycled polyethylene terephthalate, (RPET) 900D. The bag is purple in colour with white an purple striped handles.
600013861 HMRC 4 March 2026 – 3 March 2029 · 4202 92 98 90

Product is a reusable shopping bag that measures 44cm x 36cm x 20cm. It is made from a textile polypropylene strips which are woven to create the body of the bag body and polyester handles. The bag is machine made. It comes in 4 different colours - blue, dark grey, black and dark green. There is…
600014276 HMRC 17 December 2025 – 16 December 2028 · 4202 92 98 90

The product is a novelty lunch bag designed with various slogans and intended for carrying food items. Its outer surface is made from Oxford fabric (outer cloth), polyester (fabric tape), and features a metal zipper. An aluminium film lining provides thermal insulation. The outer material, inner…
600012111 HMRC 22 January 2025 – 21 January 2028 · 4202 92 98 90

Storage bag made from 210D R-Pet (recycled) polyester woven fabric. Features a twin plastic zip around the top and a flat woven carry handle also made from R-pet. Suitable for the storage of linen or clothes and similar items. Packaged with a smaller size bag of the same specification to which…
600012112 HMRC 22 January 2025 – 21 January 2028 · 4202 92 98 90

Christmas tree storage bag. Made from R-pet (recycled) 100 gsm nonwoven, spun bonded polyester fabric. Features a central zip running lengthways across the top of the bag, and two spun bonded carry handles. Intended use is for the storage of artificial Christmas trees.
600012114 HMRC 22 January 2025 – 21 January 2028 · 4202 92 98 90

Christmas lights storage bag. Made from R-pet (recycled) 100 gsm, nonwoven polyester fabric. Fitted with two R-pet spun bonded fabric carrying handles. Contains 3 recycled cardboard disks, with cut-outs to enable lights to be wound around them.
600011878 HMRC 8 January 2025 – 7 January 2028 · 4202 92 98 90

Insulated bag. Compact food and utensil pack. This is an insulated carryall similar to a picnic bag, it is designed for use primarily by anglers but does not preclude others. A textile bag made from an uncoated, woven polyester outer, with a thermal insulation layer within, then internally covered…

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.

(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.

Chapter notes: Chapter 42 →

Commodity code 4202 92 98 90 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 2%.

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 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 98 90?

The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 2%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which countries get a lower rate on 4202 92 98 90?

174 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 174 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 98 90?

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.

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Typical products

laundry bags, domestic, textile

Everyday names, not part of the legal text.