The Product
- A coin purse with an outer surface of plastic sheeting, about 4.5 inches wide, 1.5 inches deep and 3.25 inches high.
- Sold at retail with three detachable charms used to personalize and decorate the purse.
- The purse works fully with or without the charms; the charms are optional.
CBP's Ruling
| Item | HTS code | CBP's description of the line |
|---|---|---|
| Style HLC53BX30, coin purse with three charms | HTS 4202.32.1000 | articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or the handbag, with outer surface of sheeting of plastic or of textile materials, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics, of reinforced or laminated plastics |
Explanation
CBP treated the purse and its three charms as a set under General Rule of Interpretation 3(b), which classifies a set by the component that gives it its essential character. The purse gives this set that character: it is fully functional with or without the charms, which are optional. The charms may lead a shopper to pick this purse over others, but the purse's useful functions are what motivate the purchase.
CBP then placed the set on the line in heading 4202 for articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or the handbag, with an outer surface of sheeting of plastics, of reinforced or laminated plastics. The purse has an outer surface of plastic sheeting.
Does this apply to your product?
It likely does if you can answer yes to each of these:
- Is it a coin purse of a kind normally carried in the pocket or handbag?
- Is the outer surface plastic sheeting?
- Does the purse work fully on its own, with any charms or extras being optional?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4202.32.1000 | ✓ Still in the schedule | Heading 4202 › With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials › Of reinforced or laminated plastics | Today's duty from Indonesia |
Checked against today's tariff schedule. The duty calculator opens with the code and country filled in.
Related rulings
N263970, N339413 and H317395 also classify a coin purse under 4202.32.1000. N332518, N293425, N304079, N349416 and N350763 classify coin purses, some with a keyring or lanyard, on another line of the same subheading.
- N332518May 4, 2023Coin purse from China4202.32.9300
- N339413May 1, 2024The classification of an AirPod case and a coin purse from Cambodia4202.32.1000, 4202.92.6091
- N349416June 16, 2025Coin purse with a keyring from South Korea4202.32.9300
- N350763July 25, 2025Coin purse with a keyring from South Korea4202.32.9300
- N293425February 14, 2018Novelty coin purse from China4202.32.9300
- N304079May 21, 2019Coin purse with a lanyard from China4202.32.9300
- H317395September 23, 2024Affirmation of NY N312428; tariff classification of a coin purse and school supplies from China3926.10.0000, 4202.32.1000, 4820.10.2020, 4820.10.2060, 4911.91.4040, 8214.10.0000, 9017.80.0000, 9608.20.0000, 9609.10.0000
- N263970April 24, 2015Coin purse from China4202.32.1000
Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N349887 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