A wallet with a leather outer surface falls under 4202 31, CN code 4202 31 00 (TARIC 4202 31 00 90, or 10 if hand-made).
Where it sits in the nomenclature
- Chapter 42: “Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut)”
- Heading
4202: “Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, […] wallets, purses, map-cases, […]” - HS subheading
4202 31: “With outer surface of leather or of composition leather” (group “Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag”) - TARIC code
4202 31 00 90: “Other”
What decides the code
- Wallet, card holder, purse → "Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag" (4202 3x).
- Leather or composition leather outer surface → 4202 31.
- Hand-made → TARIC 10; otherwise 90.
Similar items
- Plastic or textile wallet: 4202 32.
- Leather spectacle case: 4202 31 (pocket article).
- Leather belt: 4203 30.
The 8-digit codes are those of the EU Combined Nomenclature and the descriptions are the official texts in force; the first 6 digits are shared by more than 200 countries and economies (Harmonized System). The exact code depends on your actual item: the declarant remains responsible for the declared code.
See also: Bags and leather goods · How to find a customs code · Glossary