The Product
- Expanding document organizer, akin to a briefcase, with an outer surface of plastic sheeting.
- Stores, protects, organizes and carries files, documents and related accessories during travel.
- Nineteen expandable interior pockets, a plastic carrying handle and a plastic latch closure.
- Measures 15.5 inches wide, 10.25 inches high and 4.75 inches deep.
CBP's Ruling
| Item | HTS code | CBP's description of the line |
|---|---|---|
| Expanding document organizer | HTS 4202.12.2935 | trunks, suitcases, vanity and attaché cases and similar containers: with outer surface of plastics: other: other: attaché cases, briefcases and similar containers |
Explanation
Heading 4202 names attaché cases, briefcases and similar containers, and CBP placed the organizer on the line for those containers with an outer surface of plastics. The letter describes the organizer as akin to a briefcase, built to store, protect and carry documents during travel, with an outer surface of plastic sheeting.
The letter also notes. CBP also ruled on country of origin: cutting, folding and gluing the paper and board, applying the plastic sheeting, and attaching the handle and lock create a new article with a new name, character and use, so the country where that work is done is the country of origin.
Does this apply to your product?
It likely does if you can answer yes to each of these:
- Is it a briefcase-like organizer for carrying and protecting files and documents?
- Is the outer surface plastic sheeting?
- Does it have expandable pockets inside for documents?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4202.12.2935 | ✓ Still in the schedule | Heading 4202 › With outer surface of plastics or of textile materials › Attache cases, briefcases and similar containers | Today's duty from Cambodia |
Checked against today's tariff schedule. The duty calculator opens with the code and country filled in.
Related rulings
N335559 covers two expanding document organizers and N300985 covers document organizers, each on this subheading with a second code. N232938, N043905, N264389, M87023 and N042888 also cover document organizers, some expandable, on other lines of the same subheading.
- N335559October 11, 2023Two expanding document organizers from China4202.12.2935
- N264389June 3, 2015Document organizer from China4202.12.8030
- N338911April 10, 2024Molded plastic cooler from Cambodia4202.12.2120
- N232938September 11, 2012Expandable document organizer from China4202.12.2035
- M87023October 24, 2006Document organizer from China4202.12.2035
- N042888November 21, 2008Document organizer from China4202.12.2035
- N043905December 4, 2008Expandable document organizer4202.12.8030
- N300985November 2, 2018Document organizers from China4202.12.2935
Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N337921 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