Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)
Chapter 42 of the Harmonised System covers Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut). It groups 5 four-digit headings used worldwide to classify these goods for customs and duty.
Sourcing this category from India
Products classified under HS 42 can be sourced from India across a range of clusters and price points. Use this page to understand where Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut) sits in the tariff schedule, then explore the Indian sectors and products that supply it.
How to read this code
42 is the two-digit HS chapter. Your destination country extends it to 8–10 digits and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty for many goods — check our import guides for your market.
Headings under HS 42
The Harmonised System breaks Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut) into these 5 headings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Saddlery and harness for any animal (including traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddle bags, dog coats and the like) of any material
Trunks, suitcases, handbags, wallets & similar containers
Articles of apparel & clothing accessories, of leather
Leather or composition leather articles n.e.c. in chapter 42
Articles of gut (other than silk-worm gut), of goldbeater's skin, of bladders or of tendons
Products under HS 42 we source from India
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