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Preferential rules of origin for 4203300000
What the goods must meet to count as originating in a partner country and get the preferential duty, per agreement.
Autonomous Trade Preferences (Western Balkans) · Kosovo
EU-Chile Association Agreement · Chile
EU-Colombia/Peru/Ecuador Trade Agreement · Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
EU-Algeria Association Agreement · Algeria
EEA/EFTA agreements (Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Faroe Islands) · Faroe Islands, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
EU-Egypt Association Agreement · Egypt
EU-Georgia DCFTA · Georgia
EU-Iceland FTA · Iceland
EU-Jordan Association Agreement · Jordan
EU-Korea FTA · South Korea
EU-Central America Association Agreement
EU-Morocco Association Agreement · Morocco
EU-Moldova DCFTA · Moldova
Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) Convention · Albania, Andorra, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Palestine, Switzerland, Türkiye
EU-Tunisia Association Agreement · Tunisia
EU-Ukraine DCFTA · Ukraine
Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk worm gut) / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
EPA CARIFORUM
EU Market Access Regulation (EPA) · Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya
EPA Pacific · Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands
EU-Israel Association Agreement · Israel
EU-Mexico Global Agreement · Mexico
EU-Palestine Interim Association Agreement · Palestine
EPA SADC · South Africa
Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk worm gut) / or: Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product
Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP, GSP+, EBA) · Armenia, India, Kenya, Pakistan, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Syria, Vietnam
EU-Jordan Association Agreement (relaxed rules, 2016) · Jordan
Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk worm gut) / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70 % of the ex-works price of the product
EU-Canada CETA · Canada
A change from any other heading.
EPA Eastern and Southern Africa
Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof; except for: / or: Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product
EU-Japan EPA · Japan
CC; CTH and MaxNOM45 % (EXW); or CTH and RVC60 % (FOB).
EU-Lebanon Association Agreement · Lebanon
Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; Article s of animal gut (other than silk worm gut) / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
EU-Singapore FTA · Singapore
Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk worm gut) / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex-works price of the product
Source: European Commission, Access2Markets (CC BY 4.0, shortened). The text of the agreement prevails. Access2Markets
Legal and explanatory notes for 4203300000
4203 30 00 CN Explanatory Notes: Belts and bandoliers
This subheading includes money belts and similar belts of leather with one or more pockets with a fastening.
Notes to chapter 42
Notes 1. For the purposes of this chapter, the term ‘leather’ includes chamois (including combination chamois) leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallised leather. 2. This chapter does not cover: (a) sterile surgical catgut or similar sterile suture materials (heading 3006); (b) articles of apparel and 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 4303 or 4304); (c) made-up articles of netting (heading 5608); (d) articles of Chapter 64; (e) headgear or parts thereof of Chapter 65; (f) whips, riding-crops or other articles of heading 6602; (g) cuff links, bracelets or other imitation jewellery (heading 7117); (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 9209); (k) articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires 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 9606. 3. (A) In addition to the provisions of note 2 above, heading 4202 does not cover: (a) bags made of sheeting of plastics, whether or not printed, with handles, not designed for prolonged use (heading 3923); (b) articles of plaiting materials (heading 4602). (B) Articles of headings 4202 and 4203 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. 4. For the purposes of heading 4203, the expression ‘articles of apparel and clothing accessories’ applies, inter alia, to gloves, mittens and mitts (including those for sport or for protection), aprons and other protective clothing, braces, belts, bandoliers and wrist straps, but excluding watch straps (heading 9113). Additional note 1. For the purposes of the subheadings of heading 4202, the term ‘outer surface’ is to refer to the material of the outer surface of the container being visible to the naked eye, even where this material is the outer layer of a combination of materials which makes up the outer material of the container.
Sources: Combined Nomenclature 2026, Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (CELEX 32025R1926), and the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature (CELEX 02019XC0329(02)-20260213). The section and chapter notes are legally binding; the explanatory notes are guidance. EUR-Lex
UK advance tariff rulings for 4203300000
Rulings of HM Revenue & Customs for goods with UK commodity codes that start like this EU code. The UK tariff differs from the EU tariff, so these rulings are guidance for the EU.
- UK 4203300010 Valid Apr 13, 2025 to Apr 12, 2028 · Ruling 600012815 on GOV.UK
The product is a leather belt made from bovine leather. It is hand-made. It uses vegetable tanning to tan the leather. The belts are stitched using waxed cotton or nylon. The design of the belt is hand-carved into the leather. The edge of the belt is sanded and, in some cases, dyed or painted. The belt buckles are made from stainless steel. It is packaged in corrugated cardboard.
Justification
Classification has been determined in accordance with the following: For the purposes of determining the commodity codes within which goods most appropriately fall, reg 3 (1) of The Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 sets out that the rules of interpretation contained in the following have effect – a. Part Two (Goods Classification Table Rules of Interpretation) of the Tariff of the United Kingdom (Reg 3(1)(a)); and b. Notes to a section or chapter of the Goods Classification Table (Reg 3(1)(b)). General Interpretative Rules GIR’s: Classification has been determined in accordance with the following: General interpretative rules (GIR’s): GIR 1 Has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 4203 - Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather GIR 5b Has been used to identify the type of packaging: Packaged in corrugated cardboard. GIR 6 Has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 420330 - Belts and bandoliers 10 digit code: 4203300010 - Hand-made Also classified in accordance with: Chapter 42 note 4 Harmonised System Explanatory Notes (HSEN’s) to heading 4203
Source: HM Revenue & Customs, Advance Tariff Rulings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Tariff quotas for 420330
- Exhausted 09.0104 Origin: Handicrafts (AR, BD, BO, BR, CL, EC, GT, HN, ID, IN, IR, LA, LK, MX, MY, PA, PE, PH, PK, PY, SV, TH, UY
Handicrafts (non-textile)
Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026
0 EuroBalance left (0%)Volume 1,800,000
Source: European Commission, tariff quota reports, as of Oct 30, 2026. Balances change daily.
EU trade in 2025 for 420330
- Extra-EU imports
- €162.8M
- 6,493 t
- Extra-EU exports
- €754.5M
Top origin countries by import value
China €52.4M
India €34.4M
Türkiye €14.2M
United Kingdom €10.2M
Switzerland €9.4M
CN8 codes below this code: 1. Source: Eurostat, Comext, CC BY 4.0, processed by hscode.info. Confidential trade is not allocated to codes.
UK import duty for 420330
- 4%
Third-country duties of all UK commodity codes under this HS subheading. Source: UK Department for Business and Trade, as of Nov 2, 2026. The UK tariff differs from the EU tariff.
Import VAT in the EU
- Austria 20 %
- Belgium 21 % maybe 6 %
- Bulgaria 20 %
- Croatia 25 %
- Cyprus 19 %
- Czechia 21 %
- Denmark 25 %
- Estonia 24 %
- Finland 25.5 %
- France 20 %
- Germany 19 %
- Greece 24 %
- Hungary 27 %
- Ireland 23 %
- Italy 22 %
- Latvia 21 %
- Lithuania 21 % maybe 5 %
- Luxembourg 17 %
- Malta 18 %
- Netherlands 21 %
- Poland 23 %
- Portugal 23 %
- Romania 21 %
- Slovakia 23 %
- Slovenia 22 %
- Spain 21 %
- Sweden 25 %
Standard rate per member state, on the customs value, the duty and transport to the destination. Reduced rates often depend on the use or the buyer and apply only where the country provides them for these goods. Source: European Commission, Taxes in Europe Database, as of Nov 2, 2026.
Rules of origin
Preferential rules of origin for subheading 420330 depend on the trade agreement. The Commission publishes them in Access2Markets.
Rules of origin on Access2MarketsInformation
When importing or exporting "Belts and bandoliers", it is crucial to have the correct HS code or TARIC code. The HS code 4203300000 80 serves as the standard code for this product, ensuring that the appropriate duties and taxes are applied when crossing international borders.
To ensure your business transactions run smoothly when importing or exporting "Belts and bandoliers", consider the following points:
- Inform yourself about the specific import and export regulations in the countries involved. This includes possible restrictions, taxes, and duties applicable to "Belts and bandoliers".
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- Make sure your trading partners have valid identification numbers, such as EORI numbers (Economic Operators Registration and Identification) in the EU, to streamline trade and minimize delays.
- Ensure that all trade- and customs-related documents (such as commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, and insurance policies) are accurately completed and adhere to the respective national regulations.
- Keep an eye on the current exchange rates, as well as packaging, shipping, and insurance costs, to accurately calculate trade costs.
In summary, the HS code or TARIC code for "Belts and bandoliers" is 4203300000 80. Make sure you accurately use this code in all your trade and customs documents to guarantee smooth and hassle-free transactions. With these tips, you'll be better prepared for the challenges of international trade and can successfully import and export "Belts and bandoliers".
HS Code structure
1. Chapter
There are 21 different sections, which are divided into 96 chapters. Exceptional chapters include chapter 77, which is reserved for future use, chapters 98 and 99, which are limited at national level, and chapter 99, which is a specific code for temporary changes. In the example above, chapter 42 was selected for articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut)
2. Heading
The heading determines the specific category within a certain chapter. In the example above, the 03 refers to Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather.
3. Subheading
The last two digits of the international harmonized code are more specific and define subcategories of products. In the example above, the 30 refers to Belts and bandoliers.
HS Code tree structure
4200000000 80
Chapter ARTICLES OF LEATHER; SADDLERY AND HARNESS; TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS; ARTICLES OF ANIMAL GUT (OTHER THAN SILKWORM GUT)
4203000000 80
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather
4203100000 80
- Articles of apparel
4203210000 10
- Gloves, mittens and mitts
4203210000 80
- - Specially designed for use in sports
4203290000 80
- - Other
4203291000 80
- - - Protective for all trades
4203299000 80
- - - Other
4203300000 80
- Belts and bandoliers
4203300010 80
- - Hand-made
4203300090 80
- - Other
4203400000 80
- Other clothing accessories
4203400010 80
- - Hand-made
4203400090 80
- - Other