What does HTS Chapter 42 cover?

Chapter 42 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) covers Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut. It sits within Section VIII: Raw Hides, Skins, Leather, Furskins, Saddlery and Harness; Travel Goods, Handbags; Articles of Animal Gut. Tandom's catalog lists all 121 10-digit statistical lines and 2 4-digit headings in this chapter.

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 42 imports?

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines range from 1.8% to 20% (median 7.8%); roughly 8% of lines enter duty-free. Use the calculator linked from each code page to compute the full landed rate, including Section 301/232 overlays, IEEPA tariffs, and AD/CVD deposits where applicable.

Are Section 301 or Section 232 tariffs applied to Chapter 42 products?

Section 301 (China) and Section 232 (steel, aluminum, copper) tariffs are layered on top of the base HTSUS rate via Chapter 99 provisions. Whether they apply to a specific 10-digit line in Chapter 42 depends on the product's country of origin, material content, and the active proclamation. Open any code in this chapter to see the live overlay stack and effective rate.

Are there antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders covering Chapter 42 products?

AD/CVD orders are issued at the case level by the Department of Commerce against specific products from specific countries. Tandom's AD/CVD catalog cross-references every active order to the HTS codes it covers — open any code in Chapter 42 to see flagged orders, deposit rates, and the underlying scope determinations.

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Section VIII: Raw Hides, Skins, Leather, Furskins, Saddlery and Harness; Travel Goods, Handbags; Articles of Animal Gut

Chapter 42: Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut

Chapter 42 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut and sits within Section VIII: Raw Hides, Skins, Leather, Furskins, Saddlery and Harness; Travel Goods, Handbags; Articles of Animal Gut.

About Chapter 42

Chapter 42 contains 121 10-digit statistical lines grouped under 2 4-digit headings. Brokers, importers, and customs counsel use these codes to declare articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut on entry summaries (CBP Form 7501) and to look up the applicable Column 1, Special, and Column 2 duty rates.

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines in Chapter 42 range from 1.8% to 20%, with a median of 7.8%. About 7% of the chapter's lines (9 of 121) enter duty-free under the general rate. Special-program rates (USMCA, KORUS, GSP, AGOA, and others) and Chapter 99 overlays modify these base rates for qualifying shipments.

Every code page links into the Tandom Tariff Calculator with the HTS code prefilled, so you can compute the full landed duty for a specific shipment by entering value, country of origin, and (where relevant) material content or date of entry. Tandom's data refreshes daily from USITC HTSUS, CBP CSMS, the Federal Register, and the Department of Commerce — the same authoritative sources the trade community files against.

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4201.00	Saddlery and harness for any animal (including traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddle bags, dog coats and the like), of any material:	—	—	—	—
4201.00.30.00	Dog leashes, collars, muzzles, harnesses and similar dog equipment	2.4%	35%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	No.
4201.00.60.00	Other	2.8%	15%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	No.

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4203.10	Articles of apparel:	—	—	—	—
4203.10.20.00	·Of reptile leather	4.7%	35%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4205.00	Other articles of leather or of composition leather:	—	—	—	—
4205.00.05.00	·Belting leather cut or wholly or partly manufactured into forms or shapes suitable for conversion into belting	2.9%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4206.00	Articles of gut (other than silkworm gut), of goldbeater's skin, of bladders or of tendons:	—	—	—	—
4206.00.13.00	·If imported for use in the manufacture of sterile surgical sutures	3.5%

Chapter 42: Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut

`4201`

`4203`Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather:

`4205`

`4206`

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 42 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 42 imports?

Are Section 301 or Section 232 tariffs applied to Chapter 42 products?

Are there antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders covering Chapter 42 products?

4201

4203Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather:

4205

4206

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 42 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 42 imports?

Are Section 301 or Section 232 tariffs applied to Chapter 42 products?

Are there antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders covering Chapter 42 products?

`4201`

`4203`Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather:

`4205`

`4206`