# HS code 4202.39: Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag

> HS code 4202.39 covers articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag, other than those classified in 4202.31 and 4202.32. 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 4202.11 (trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of leather or of composition leather), 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) or 7 others. National tariff lines under 4202.39 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/420239
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) / [4202.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/420239)

## Key facts

- HS code: 4202.39
- Covers: Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag
- 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 4 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/420239)

## What this code covers

HS code 4202.39 covers articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag, other than those classified in 4202.31 and 4202.32.

The legal text of the subheading is “Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag: Other”, read under “Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 42.02 are classified under 4202.11 (trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of leather or of composition leather), 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) or 7 others.

- [4202.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/420211) Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers: With outer surface of leather or of composition leather
- [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
- [4202.91](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

4202.39 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 42, are the chapter; the first four, 4202, are heading 42.02; the last two, 39, 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: Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag
- Subheading 4202.39: Other

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 4202.39 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/420239): 4 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [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
- Next subheading: [4202.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/420291) Other: With outer surface of leather or of composition leather

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 4202.39 cover?

HS code 4202.39 covers articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag, other than those classified in 4202.31 and 4202.32.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 4202.39 in?

HS code 4202.39 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 4202.39 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 42.02 are classified under 4202.11 (trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of leather or of composition leather), 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) or 7 others.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 4202.39?

National tariff lines under 4202.39 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 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/420239.json

## Common products under 4202.39

- [Wallets](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/wallets): HS 4202.31, 4202.32