The Product
- A cell phone cover with a card case permanently attached to it, worn on a neck strap.
- The phone cover is plastic; the card case is man-made textile with three slots.
- Made to hold, organize and protect a cell phone, credit cards, identification and similar items.
CBP's Ruling
| Item | HTS code | CBP's description of the line |
|---|---|---|
| Item AS1549, cell phone cover with card case | HTS 4202.32.9300 | articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag, with outer surface of textile materials: other: of man-made fibers |
Explanation
The plastic cover and the textile card case are joined into one article, so CBP treated it as a composite good under General Rule of Interpretation 3(b), which classifies such goods by the component that gives them their essential character. CBP found the man-made textile card case imparts the essential character, so the whole article is classified as the card case.
That puts it in heading 4202, among articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag, on the line for those with an outer surface of textile materials, of man-made fibers.
Does this apply to your product?
It likely does if you can answer yes to each of these:
- Is it a phone cover with a card case permanently attached to it?
- Is the card case made of man-made textile?
- Does the textile card case give the article its essential character rather than the plastic phone cover?
- Is it made to hold and protect a cell phone, credit cards and identification?
A no to any of them can mean a different code. A licensed broker can classify your product.
The code today
| HTS code | In today's schedule | Where it sits | Today's duty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4202.32.9300 | ✓ Still in the schedule | Heading 4202 › With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials › Of man-made fibers | Today's duty from Cambodia |
Checked against today's tariff schedule. The duty calculator opens with the code and country filled in.
Related rulings
N295419 classified a card case on the same line. N322907 (cell phone pouches), N294054 (a cell phone case and a handbag), N301475 and N337421 (a card case and a card holder), N339413 (an AirPod case and a coin purse), N354818 (an identification card case) and N352565 (a lipstick case) are other rulings under the same subheading.
- N354818November 6, 2025Identification card case from Cambodia4202.32.1000
- N322907December 14, 2021Cell phone pouches from Cambodia4202.32.1000
- N294054March 2, 2018Cell phone case and a handbag from China4202.22.8980, 4202.32.1000
- N339413May 1, 2024The classification of an AirPod case and a coin purse from Cambodia4202.32.1000, 4202.92.6091
- N295419April 19, 2018Card case from China4202.32.9300
- N301475November 27, 2018Card case from China4202.32.1000
- N337421January 30, 2024Card holder from China4202.32.1000
- N352565September 4, 2025Lipstick case from China4202.32.9300
Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N336903 in plain English and checked its codes against the letter and today's tariff schedule. A ruling applies only to goods that match its facts; our terms explain the rest. Terms