The Product
- The handbag is made entirely of injection molded plastic and is unlined.
- It's designed and sized to carry small personal effects such as keys, cosmetics or a phone.
- It has dual top handles of molded plastic, a metal zippered top closure and gold-tone metal hardware.
- It measures about 7 to 8 inches wide, 6 inches high and 3 inches deep.
CBP's Ruling
| Item | HTS code | CBP's description of the line |
|---|---|---|
| Molded plastic handbag | HTS 3926.90.9989 | Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914: Other: Other: Other |
Explanation
CBP set aside heading 4202, the heading that names handbags, and treated the small handbag as an article of plastic instead. No other heading covers it more specifically, so the bag falls under heading 3926, other articles of plastics, on the line for other articles.
Headings CBP ruled out
- Heading 4202: Handbags sit in the second half of heading 4202, which is limited to goods made of or covered with the materials it names, and molded plastic isn't one of them.
Does this apply to your product?
It likely does if you can answer yes to each of these:
- Is it a handbag made entirely of injection molded plastic?
- Are the handles also molded plastic?
- Is it sized to carry small personal effects such as keys, cosmetics or a phone?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3926.90.9989 | ✓ Still in the schedule | Heading 3926 | Today's duty from China |
Checked against today's tariff schedule. The duty calculator opens with the code and country filled in.
Related rulings
N232948, N162659 and G88099 also classified a molded plastic handbag under the same subheading. The rest of the list covers other plastic articles: molded plastic components (N339551), a molded silicone plastic bag (N323671), three molded plastic parts (N302727), a molded plastic pet carrier (N304612) and a plastic pipette (N328944).
- N232948September 25, 2012Molded plastic handbag from China3926.90.9980
- G88099May 18, 2001Handbag of molded plastic from China3926.90.9880
- N162659May 20, 2011Molded plastic handbag from China3926.90.9980
- N339551May 8, 2024Molded plastic components from China3926.90.9985
- N323671January 27, 2022Molded silicone plastic bag from China3926.90.9985
- N302727February 7, 2019Three molded plastic parts from China3926.90.9990
- N304612June 7, 2019Molded plastic pet carrier from China3926.90.9990
- N328944November 8, 2022Plastic pipette from China3926.90.9985
Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N360471 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