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Bags, handbags and wallets is classified under HSN heading 4202. GST as on 26 October 2026: 5% or 18%.
Rates checked on 26 October 2026 · BooksOn HSN dataset v7, compiled from CBIC notifications
What is the GST rate on Bags, handbags and wallets?
GST on Bags, handbags and wallets as on 26 October 2026: 5% or 18%. Which rate applies depends on the exact code and on how it is sold or supplied; each entry below names the CBIC notification it comes from.
Changed with GST 2.0 (22 September 2025): 12% → 5% (42022220); 12% → 5% (42022230). Many rate charts online still show the old rate. All GST 2.0 rate changes.
| Old GST rate (before 22 Sep 2025) | New GST rate | Code | What it covers | Notification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18% | 18% | 4202 | If you sell trunks, suitcases, briefcases, school bags, travel bags, rucksacks, handbags, wallets, purses and similar cases and bags, except cotton or jute handbags and shopping bags, GST is 18%. | 9/2025-CT(R), entry 145 |
| 12% | 5% | 42022220 | If you sell handbags and shopping bags made of cotton, GST is 5%. | 9/2025-CT(R), entry 289 |
| 12% | 5% | 42022230 | If you sell handbags and shopping bags made of jute, GST is 5%. | 9/2025-CT(R), entry 290 |
GST rate on Bags, handbags and wallets since 1 July 2017
The rate in force in each period, for old invoices, amended returns and audits. Each change came with a CBIC notification; the rate on any exact date is in the app.
| From | To | GST |
|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | 14 November 2017 | 18% or 28% |
| 15 November 2017 | 21 September 2025 | 12% or 18% |
| 22 September 2025 | today | 5% or 18% |
The GST rate on Bags, handbags and wallets is set by the CBIC rate notification entry that covers it. It can depend on how the goods are sold, for example packed and labelled or loose, and many rates changed with GST 2.0 from 22 September 2025. The free BooksOn HSN app shows the rate as on any date since 1 July 2017, with the notification and entry number.
4202 Trunks, suit-cases, 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
| Code | Description (as in the tariff) |
|---|---|
420211 | With outer surface of leather or of composition leather |
42021110 | Travel goods (trunks, suit-cases, sports bags and other similar items ) of leather |
42021120 | Toilet-bags and cases, of leather |
42021130 | Satchels |
42021140 | Brief-cases |
42021150 | Executive-cases |
42021160 | Vanity-cases |
42021170 | Attache-cases |
42021190 | Other |
420212 | With outer surface of plastic or of textile materials |
42021210 | Toilet-cases |
42021220 | Plastic moulded suit cases |
42021230 | Plastic moulded brief cases |
42021240 | Satchels |
42021250 | Other travel goods |
42021260 | Brief cases |
42021270 | Executive cases other than plastic moulded |
42021280 | Vanity cases |
42021290 | Other |
420219 | Other |
42021910 | Travel goods (trunks, suit cases, sports bags, and other similar items) of leather |
42021920 | Toilet cases |
42021930 | Satchels |
42021940 | Brief cases (other than plastic moulded) |
42021950 | Executive cases |
42021960 | Vanity cases |
42021990 | Other |
420221 | With outer surface of leather or of composition leather |
42022110 | Hand bags for ladies |
42022120 | Vanity bags |
42022190 | Other |
420222 | With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials |
42022210 | Hand bags and shopping bags, of artificial plastic material |
42022220 | Hand bags and shopping bags, of cotton |
42022230 | Hand bags and shopping bags, of jute |
42022240 | Vanity bags |
42022290 | Other |
420229 | Other |
42022910 | Hand bags of other materials excluding wicker work or basket work |
42022990 | Other |
See all 56 codes on the Chapter 42 page.
Which code goes on your GST invoice?
From 1 April 2021 (Notification 78/2020-Central Tax), a business with aggregate annual turnover up to ₹5 crore must show at least 4 digits of the HSN code on B2B tax invoices; above ₹5 crore, 6 digits on all tax invoices. Services use the SAC code in the same way.
Other common items
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2711 - Coal
2701 - Cotton fabric (cloth)
5208 - Cotton yarn
5205 - T-shirts
6109 - Jeans and trousers
6203 - Socks
6115 - Helmets
6506 - Paints
3208 - Ceramic tiles
6907 - Marble and granite
6802 - Plywood
4412
Codes and descriptions from the BooksOn HSN dataset (version 7, 2026-10-19), compiled from the Customs Tariff and CBIC notifications. Reference only; see Sources & disclaimer.
