The Product
- An insulated cooler bag with 2 shoulder straps, designed to carry food and drinks and keep them at temperature.
- Exterior of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), with a layer of foam plastic between the lining and the outer layer.
- Imported with 2 ice packs.
CBP's Ruling
| Item | HTS code | CBP's description of the line |
|---|---|---|
| Insulated cooler bag | HTS 4202.92.1000 | insulated food and beverage bags, with outer surface of sheeting of plastic or of textile materials, other |
Explanation
CBP treated the cooler bag and its 2 ice packs as composite goods under General Rule of Interpretation 3(b). The bag gives them their essential character. It's the principal component, predominating in weight and bulk, and it works fully with or without the ice packs, which are optional.
Heading 4202 names insulated food or beverage bags, and the bag is designed to carry food and drinks and hold their temperature. CBP placed it on the line for those bags with an outer surface of plastic sheeting or textile materials.
Does this apply to your product?
It likely does if you can answer yes to each of these:
- Is it an insulated bag designed to carry food or drinks and keep them at temperature?
- Is the outer surface made of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE)?
- If it comes with ice packs, is the bag the bulkier, heavier part and fully usable without them?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4202.92.1000 | ✓ Still in the schedule | Heading 4202 › With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials | Today's duty from Cambodia |
Checked against today's tariff schedule. The duty calculator opens with the code and country filled in.
Related rulings
N326885, N302042 and N333948 also classify cooler bags under 4202.92.1000. N332370, N334407, N361940, N344430 and N347261 put insulated cooler bags on another line of the same subheading.
- N326885July 28, 2022Insulated cooler bag from Cambodia4202.92.1000
- N332370May 2, 2023Insulated cooler bag from Cambodia4202.92.0807
- N302042December 13, 2018Cooler bag from Cambodia4202.92.1000
- N334407August 24, 2023Insulated cooler bag from India4202.92.0807
- N333948August 2, 2023Insulated cooler bag from China4202.92.1000
- N361940June 25, 2026Insulated cooler bag from Vietnam4202.92.0807
- N344430December 13, 2024Insulated cooler bag from China4202.92.0807
- N347261April 16, 2025Insulated cooler bag from China4202.92.0807
Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N344229 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