HS code for cotton handbag-style totes

Codes checked on 7 October 2026 against the UK Trade Tariff, the US HTS and EU TARIC.

HS codes for cotton handbag-style totes by fabric

Official HS wording (4202.22): Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers; travelling-bags, insulated food or beverages bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, handbags, shopping-bags, wallets, purses, map-cases, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle-cases, jewellery boxes, powder boxes, cutlery cases and similar containers, of leather or of composition leather, of sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of vulcanised fibre or of paperboard, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper > Handbags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle > With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials.

How customs classifies cotton handbag-style totes

4202.22 'Handbags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials' - for totes presented as ladies' handbags (zip, lining, pockets). CBP: cotton canvas ladies' handbag 4202.22.45 (NY J87759), 'Tote Bags' 4202.22.45 (HQ 087537). UK Trade Tariff index maps 'tote bags' and 'shopping bags' -> chapter 42 (4202). Fabric: cotton. CONSTRUCTION: woven -> Chapter 62 (not knitted or crocheted). Blends: classify by the fibre predominating by weight (Section XI Subheading Note 2(A) -> Note 2 to Section XI; tie = heading last in numerical order).

Knitted or woven decides the chapter: knitted and crocheted garments are Chapter 61, woven garments Chapter 62. For blends, the fibre that is largest by weight decides (Section XI, Subheading Note 2).

Import duty

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HS codes for other garments

• Maxi dress 6204.42, 6204.44
• Midi dress 6204.42, 6204.44
• Kaftan 6204.42, 6204.44
• Kurti / tunic 6206.30, 6206.40
• Top / blouse (woven) 6206.30, 6206.40
• Knit top / T-shirt 6109.10, 6109.90
• Skirt 6204.52, 6204.59
• Jumpsuit 6211.42, 6211.43
• Playsuit / romper 6211.42, 6211.43
• Kimono (open-front cover-up) 6211.42, 6211.43
• Kimono jacket 6204.32, 6204.39
• Beach cover-up dress 6204.42, 6204.44
• Beach cover-up robe / duster 6208.91, 6208.92
• Sarong / pareo 6211.42, 6211.43
• Swimwear / beachwear set 6211.12, 6112.41
• Men's shirt 6205.20, 6205.30
• Men's kurta 6205.20, 6205.30
• Scarf / stole 6214.10, 6214.20
• Shawl / wrap 6214.10, 6214.20
• Cotton shopping tote 4202.92
• Cotton drawstring / sack bag 6305.20

Sources

1. www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/commodities/4202229090
2. www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/api/v2/commodities/4202229090
3. www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/chapters/42
4. www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/sections/11
5. hts.usitc.gov/search
6. hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList
7. ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds2/taric/measures.jsp
8. rulings.cbp.gov/ruling/J87759
9. rulings.cbp.gov/ruling/087537

Indicative classification from the official UK, US and EU tariffs and published customs rulings, as checked on the date shown. It is not a binding ruling: the importer is responsible for the code declared, and a binding tariff information (BTI/ATaR) or a CBP ruling gives certainty.