How does CBP classify bags, backpacks, purses and cases?

The codes CBP used

• 4202.32Things normally carried in a pocket or handbag, such as card cases and coin purses, with a plastic sheeting or textile outer surface.

  Heading 4202 names wallets, purses and similar containers. The lines under 4202.32 split by the material of the outer surface.

  Rulings: N354818, N347544, N350763, N333743

• 4202.92.9100Other containers and cases with an outer surface of man-made fiber textile, except jewelry boxes sold at retail with their contents.

  In N340147, CBP found a bag shaped and fitted to hold one bottle is neither a handbag nor a travel bag. In N348501, the pouch, not its fold-out changing pad, gave the article its essential character.

  Rulings: N340147, N348501, N338256, N333951

• 4202.92.3131Travel, sports and similar bags with an outer surface of man-made fiber textile, other than backpacks.

  Heading 4202 names traveling bags, sports bags and shopping bags. The bags here are made of man-made textile, such as the nylon ski pole bag in N335842.

  Rulings: N353940, N355139, N335842, N342405

• 4202.22Handbags, with or without a shoulder strap or handle, with an outer surface of plastic sheeting or textile materials.

  Heading 4202 names handbags. In N334316, CBP found a wristlet-style bag was a handbag rather than a small article carried in a pocket or handbag, such as a wallet.

  Rulings: N334316, N331251, N349173

• 4202.92.4500Other travel, sports and similar bags with an outer surface of plastic sheeting.

  Heading 4202 names traveling bags and sports bags. The bags have an outer surface of plastic sheeting. The sports tote in N347593 is coated fabric with that outer surface.

  Rulings: N336773, N362075, N347593

• 4202.92.3120Backpacks among travel, sports and similar bags with an outer surface of man-made fiber textile.

  Heading 4202 names backpacks among travel goods. The packs in N332305 and N336774 use 100 percent polyester, a man-made material, and have two straps worn over the shoulders.

  Rulings: N332305, N336774

• 4202.92.0807Insulated food and beverage bags with an outer surface of man-made textiles.

  Heading 4202 names insulated food and beverage bags. The bags in N334951 have an outer surface of 100 percent polyester, a man-made material, and keep food or drinks at temperature.

  Rulings: N334951, N361940

• 4202.92.1000Other insulated food and beverage bags with an outer surface of plastic sheeting or textile materials.

  Heading 4202 names insulated food and beverage bags. The bag in N334419 has an outer surface of plastic sheeting. In N344229, the bag, not its 2 ice packs, gave the goods their essential character.

  Rulings: N334419, N344229

• 4202.92.1500Travel, sports and similar bags with an outer surface of cotton textile.

  The bags have a cotton textile outer surface. In N349347, cotton covered more of the tote than its woven paper bottom, so CBP found it is a textile article.

  Rulings: N349347, N333816

• 4202.12Trunks, suitcases, attaché cases, briefcases and similar containers with an outer surface of plastics.

  In N338911, CBP found the cooler, not the optional wheeled cart, gives the article its essential character. The letter in N337921 describes the document organizer as akin to a briefcase.

  Rulings: N338911, N337921

• 4202.91Other containers and cases with an outer surface of leather or composition leather, including travel, sports and similar bags.

  The goods have a leather outer surface. In N344137, CBP found the travel bag, not its zip-on half vest, gives the article its essential character.

  Rulings: N344137, N357077

• 4202.92.9700Other containers and cases with an outer surface of plastic sheeting or textile materials.

  The laptop sleeve in N340682 is sheepskin coated with polyurethane plastic sheeting. The sheeting is visible and completely hides the sheepskin, and CBP describes it as the outer surface.

  Ruling: N340682

What separates them

• 4202.22 or 4202.32

  In N334316, CBP classified a wristlet-style bag as a handbag. It was designed and sized to hold the small personal effects a person carries every day. CBP set aside the lines for articles carried in a pocket or handbag, such as wallets.

  Ruling: N334316

• 4202.92.9100 or 4202.22 or 4202.92.3131

  In N340147, CBP said the handbag subheading doesn't include bottle bags. Handbags hold the small personal effects carried every day. Additional U.S. Note 1 to Chapter 42 defines travel, sports and similar bags as bags for carrying clothing and personal effects during travel. It excludes bottle cases.

  Ruling: N340147

• 4202.92.1000 or 4202.92.0807

  In N334419, the requester asked for a man-made textile line for an insulated bag. Its own description gave the bag an outer surface of plastic sheeting. CBP classified the bag by that surface.

  Ruling: N334419

• 4202.92.1500 or 9503

  CBP kept a tie dye kit's cotton pouch out of toys in N333816. The kit is meant for adults, and the pouch carries small items. Chapter 95 note 1(d) excludes heading 4202 containers from toys.

  Ruling: N333816

• 4202.92.9100 or 3924

  The requester in N348501 proposed heading 3924, household and hygienic or toilet articles of plastics, for a diaper pouch. CBP disagreed, saying Chapter 39 note 2(m) keeps the article out of Chapter 39.

  Ruling: N348501

Duty today by origin

The all-in duty for entries on November 10, 2026, from the same tariff engine as the duty calculator. Rates change; the calculator has today's figure for your own origin and value.

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Source: USITC, 2026 HTS Revision 22, for entries on 2026-11-10. The whole heading, with every line and the programs behind each layer: HTS 4202.

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Every ruling in this guide

35 CBP rulings, grouped by the code CBP gave. Each page restates one ruling in plain words.