Chapter 42

HTS Chapter 42

2 headings · 17 tariff lines · 0 duty-free lines · ad valorem rates from 3.9% to 20%

Headings in chapter 42

HeadingDescriptionLinesFreeRate range
4202Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, attache cases, briefcases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers; traveling bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toiletry bags, knapsacks and backpacks, handbags, shopping bags, wallets, purses, map cases, cigarette cases, tobacco pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle cases, jewelry boxes, powder cases, cutlery cases and similar containers, of leather or of composition leather, of sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of vulcanized fiber or of paperboard, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper1304.5–20%
4203Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather304.9–14%

How to read chapter 42

Chapter 42 is part of the international Harmonized System, not a US invention — the chapter and heading boundaries are shared with every country that uses HS 2022. The 17 tariff lines below them are where countries diverge: national suffixes, rate levels and quota notes are set locally.

0 of the 17 lines in this chapter carry a general rate of Free. That is a statement about the general column only — Section 301, AD/CVD and quota measures are applied on top and are not reflected here.