# HS code 4202.11: Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of leather or of composition leather

> HS code 4202.11 covers trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of leather or of composition leather. It sits in heading 42.02 (trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, 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 le…) in chapter 42 (articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)). Other goods of heading 42.02 are classified under 4202.12 (trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of textile materials), 4202.19 (trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, other), 4202.21 (handbags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle, with outer surface of leather or of composition leather), 4202.22 (handbags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials) or 7 others. National tariff lines under 4202.11 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/420211
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 42](https://border.bot/hs-codes/42) / [42.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/4202) / [4202.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/420211)

## Key facts

- HS code: 4202.11
- Covers: Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of leather or of composition leather
- Heading: [42.02: Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, 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 le…](https://border.bot/hs-codes/4202)
- Chapter: [42: Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)](https://border.bot/hs-codes/42)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 2 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/420211)

## What this code covers

HS code 4202.11 covers trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of leather or of composition leather.

The legal text of the subheading is “Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers: With outer surface of leather or of composition leather”, read under “Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 42.02 are classified under 4202.12 (trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of textile materials), 4202.19 (trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, other), 4202.21 (handbags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle, with outer surface of leather or of composition leather), 4202.22 (handbags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials) or 7 others.

- [4202.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/420212) Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers: With outer surface of plastics or of textile materials
- [4202.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/420219) Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers: Other
- [4202.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/420221) Handbags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle: With outer surface of leather or of composition leather
- [4202.22](https://border.bot/hs-codes/420222) Handbags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle: With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials
- [4202.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/420229) Handbags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle: Other
- [4202.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/420231) Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag: With outer surface of leather or of composition leather
- [4202.32](https://border.bot/hs-codes/420232) Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag: With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials
- [4202.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/420239) Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag: Other
- [4202.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/420291) Other: With outer surface of leather or of composition leather
- [4202.92](https://border.bot/hs-codes/420292) Other: With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials
- [4202.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/420299) Other: Other

## How it is structured

4202.11 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 42, are the chapter; the first four, 4202, are heading 42.02; the last two, 11, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 42: Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)
- Heading 42.02: Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, 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 le…
- Within the heading: Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers
- Subheading 4202.11: With outer surface of leather or of composition leather

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 4202.11 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/420211): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [4201.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/420100) Saddlery and harness for any animal (including traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddle bags, dog coats and the like), of any material
- Next subheading: [4202.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/420212) Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers: With outer surface of plastics or of textile materials

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 4202.11 cover?

HS code 4202.11 covers trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of leather or of composition leather.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 4202.11 in?

HS code 4202.11 is in heading 42.02 (trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, 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 le…) in chapter 42 (articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)).

### Where are goods of heading 42.02 classified when 4202.11 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 42.02 are classified under 4202.12 (trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of textile materials), 4202.19 (trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, other), 4202.21 (handbags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle, with outer surface of leather or of composition leather), 4202.22 (handbags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials) or 7 others.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 4202.11?

National tariff lines under 4202.11 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

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.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/420211.json

## Common products under 4202.11

- [Suitcases](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/suitcases): HS 4202.12
