Chapter 42

 

 

                                                                   Articles of leather; saddlery and harness;

                                                               travel goods, handbags and similar containers;

                                                             articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)

 

 

Notes.

 

1.-      This Chapter does not cover :

 

           (a)                 Sterile surgical catgut or similar sterile suture materials (heading 30.06);

 

           (b)                Articles of apparel or clothing accessories (except gloves, mittens and mitts), lined with furskin or artificial fur or to which furskin or artificial fur is attached on the outside except as mere trimming (heading  43.03 or 43.04);

 

           (c)                 Made up articles of netting (heading 56.08);

 

           (d)                Articles of Chapter 64;

 

           (e)                 Headgear or parts thereof of Chapter 65;

 

           (f)                 Whips, riding-crops or other articles of heading  66.02;

 

           (g)                Cuff-links, bracelets or other imitation jewellery (heading  71.17);

 

           (h)                Fittings or trimmings for harness, such as stirrups, bits, horse brasses and buckles, separately presented (generally Section XV);

 

          (ij)                 Strings, skins for drums or the like, or other parts of musical instruments (heading  92.09);

 

           (k)                 Articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, lamps and lighting fittings);

 

           (l)                  Articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games, sports requisites); or

 

           (m)                Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners, press-studs, button moulds or other parts of these articles, button blanks, of heading  96.06.

 

2.-      (A)     In addition to the provisions of Note 1 above, heading  42.02 does not cover :

 

                     (a)      Bags made of sheeting of plastics, whether or not printed, with handles, not designed for prolonged use (heading 39.23);

 

                     (b)      Articles of plaiting materials (heading 46.02).

 

           (B)     Articles of headings 42.02 and 42.03 which have parts of precious metal or metal clad with precious metal, of natural or cultured pearls, of precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) remain classified in those headings even if such parts constitute more than minor fittings or minor ornamentation, provided that these parts do not give the articles their essential character.  If, on the other hand, the parts give the articles their essential character, the articles are to be classified in Chapter 71.

 

 


3.-      For the purposes of heading 42.03, the expression "articles of apparel and clothing accessories" applies, inter alia, to gloves, mittens and mitts (including those for sports or for protection), aprons and other protective clothing, braces, belts, bandoliers and wrist straps, but excluding watch straps (heading 91.13).

 

Heading

 

H.S.Code

Description

Statutory

Rate of

Import Duty

Statistical

Unit

Statutory

Rate of

Export Duty

(1)

(2)

(3)

               (4)

          (5)

       (6)

 

42.01

4201.00.00

Saddlery and harness for any animal (including traces,

leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddle bags,

dog coats and the like), of any material.                                          

32.5%     

kg

Free

 

42.02

 

 

Trunks, suit-case, vanity-cases, executive-cases,

brief-cases,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.

 

 

 

 

 

-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.

 

 

 

 

4202.11.00

--With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of

  patent leather

32.5%     

u

Free

 

4202.12.00

--With outer surface of plastics or of textile materials            

32.5%     

u

Free

 

4202.19.00

--Other

32.5%     

u

Free

 

 

-Handbags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including

those those without handle:

 

 

 

 

 

4202.21.00

--With outer surface of leather, of composition leather

  leather or of patent

32.5%     

u

Free

 

4202.22.00             

--With outer surface of plastic sheeting or

  of textile material 

32.5%     

u

Free

 

4202.29.00

--Other

32.5%     

u

Free

 

 

-Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the

 handbag:

 

 

 

 

4202.31.00

--With outer surface of feather, of composition 

  leather or of patent leather   

32.5%     

kg

Free

 

4202.32.00

--With outer surface of plastic sheeting or

  of textile materials

32.5%     

kg

Free

 

4202.39.00

--Other

32.5%     

kg

Free

 

 

-Other:

 

 

 

 

4202.91.00

--With outer surface of leather, of composition 

  leather or of patent leather   

32.5%     

kg

Free

 

4202.92.00

--With outer surface of plastic sheeting or of

  textile materials  

32.5%     

kg

Free

 

4202.99.00

--Other

32.5%     

kg

Free

42.03      

 

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories,

of leather or of composition leather.

 

 

 

 

4203.10.00

-Articles of apparel

32.5%     

kg

Free

 

 

-Gloves, mittens and mitts:

 

 

 

 

4203.21.00

--Specially designed for use in sports

15%

kg

Free

 

4203.29.00

--Other

32.5%

kg

Free

 

4203.30.00

-Belts and bandoliers

32.5%

kg

Free

 

 

-Other clothing accessories     

 

 

 

 

4203.40.10

---Specially designed for use in sports

15%

kg

Free

 

4203.40.90

---Other

32.5%

kg

Free

42.04

4204.00.00

Articles of leather or of composition leather, of

a kind used in machinery or mechanical appliances or

for other technical uses.

7.5%

kg

Free

42.05

4205.00.00             

Other articles of leather or of composition leather.

32.5%

kg

Free

42.06

 

Articles of gut (other than silk-worm gut), of goldbeater's

skin, of bladders or of tendons.

 

 

 

 

 

-Catgut:

 

 

 

 

4206.10.10

---For tennis and badminton rackets

15%

kg

Free

 

4206.10.90

---Other

22.5%

kg           

Free

 

 

-Other:

 

 

 

 

4206.90.10

---Tendons made up as machinery belting

  and laces for machinery belting

7.5%       

kg

Free

 

4206.90.90

---Other

22.5%

kg

Free