Vinyl-Coated Polyester Handbag from China
Water-resistant handbag with thin vinyl coating over polyester woven base. HTS 4202.22.4030 as textile material outer surface (coating not sheeting). Textile remains essential character per tariff notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
44.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Coating thickness <0.15mm keeps textile classification; REACH compliance for EU-sourced vinyl
• Pitfall: thick coating reclassifies as 4202.22.1500 plastic