# HS heading 42.03: Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather

> HS heading 42.03 covers articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather. It is in chapter 42 (articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)). It is split into 5 subheadings: 4203.10 (articles of apparel), 4203.21 (gloves, mittens and mitts, specially designed for use in sports), 4203.29 (gloves, mittens and mitts, other), 4203.30 (belts and bandoliers) and 4203.40 (other clothing accessories).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/4203
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 42](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/42) / [42.03](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/4203)

## Key facts

- Heading: 42.03
- Description: Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather
- Chapter: 42: Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)
- Subheadings: 5
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 42.03 covers articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather.

It is split into 5 subheadings: 4203.10 (articles of apparel), 4203.21 (gloves, mittens and mitts, specially designed for use in sports), 4203.29 (gloves, mittens and mitts, other), 4203.30 (belts and bandoliers) and 4203.40 (other clothing accessories).

- [4203.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/420310) Articles of apparel
- [4203.21](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/420321) Gloves, mittens and mitts: Specially designed for use in sports
- [4203.29](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/420329) Gloves, mittens and mitts: Other
- [4203.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/420330) Belts and bandoliers
- [4203.40](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/420340) Other clothing accessories

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 42 are classified in its other 4 headings, listed below.

- [42.01](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/4201) Saddlery and harness for any animal (including traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddle bags, dog coats and the like), of any material
- [42.02](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/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 le…
- [42.05](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/4205) Other articles of leather or of composition leather
- [42.06](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/4206) Articles of gut (other than silk-worm gut), of goldbeater's skin, of bladders or of tendons

## How it is structured

Heading 42.03 is one of 5 headings in chapter 42. Its first two digits, 42, are the chapter; the next two, 03, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (4203.10, 4203.21, 4203.29).

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under heading 42.03 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System use its subheadings at six digits and add their own digits after them.

- Previous heading: [42.02](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/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 le…
- Next heading: [42.05](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/4205) Other articles of leather or of composition leather

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 42.03 cover?

HS heading 42.03 covers articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather.

### Which chapter is HS heading 42.03 in?

HS heading 42.03 is in chapter 42 (articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 42.03 have?

HS heading 42.03 has 5 subheadings: 4203.10 (articles of apparel), 4203.21 (gloves, mittens and mitts, specially designed for use in sports), 4203.29 (gloves, mittens and mitts, other), 4203.30 (belts and bandoliers) and 4203.40 (other clothing accessories).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/4203.json

## Common products under 42.03

- [Leather belts](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/for/leather-belts): HS 4203.30