HSN code for bag.
Bags are classified by type and material. Handbags, school bags, backpacks, travel bags and wallets are heading 4202, with separate lines for leather, plastic and textile outer surfaces; cotton and jute shopping bags have their own lines under 4202 22. Sacks for packing goods are 6305 (textile, including jute and woven HDPE or PP). Plastic carry bags and polythene bags are 3923. Paper bags are 4819.
Which code applies
| if it is… | code | gst |
|---|---|---|
| Handbag, school bag, backpack, travel bag, laptop bagTrunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive- cases, brief-cases, school satchels… | 4202 | 18% |
| Cotton shopping bag or handbagHand bags and shopping bags, of cotton | 42022220 | 5% |
| Jute shopping bag or handbagHand bags and shopping bags, of jute | 42022230 | 5% |
| Sack for packing goods: jute, woven HDPE / PPSacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods | 6305 | 18% |
| Plastic carry bag or polythene bagOf polymers of ethylene | 392321 | 18% |
| Paper bagCartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose… | 4819 | 5% or 18% |
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