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      "question": "What does HS chapter 42 cover?",
      "answer": "HS chapter 42 covers articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)."
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    {
      "question": "How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 42?",
      "answer": "HS chapter 42 has 5 headings and 20 six-digit subheadings in HS2022."
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    {
      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 42?",
      "answer": "National tariff lines under chapter 42 are live on border.bot for the United States (121 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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        "HS chapter 42 covers articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut).",
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        "This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.",
        "Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling."
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