HSN Code 42021230: Plastic Moulded Brief-cases

HSN Code 42021230 represents Plastic Moulded Brief-cases under GST classification. This code helps businesses identify Plastic Moulded Brief-cases correctly for billing, taxation, and trade. With HSN Code 42021230, companies can avoid errors in invoices, simplify compliance, and enable hassle-free import or export of Plastic Moulded Brief-cases.

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Description of Goods for HSN Code 42021230

HSN Code 42021230 relates to the following description.

Description of Goods

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers : With outer surface of plastic or of textile materials : Plastic moulded brief-cases

Chapter

42 - Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut)

Sub Chapter

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

CGST

9%

SGST

9%

IGST

18%

CESS

0%

What does HSN Code 42021230 not include?

Plastic Moulded Brief-cases does not include products with the following descriptions.

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers :With outer surface of leather or of composition leather: Travel goods (trunks, suit-cases, sports bags and other similar items ) of leather

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers :With outer surface of leather or of composition leather: Toilet-bags and cases, of leather

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers :With outer surface of leather or of composition leather: Satchels

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers :With outer surface of leather or of composition leather: Brief-cases

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers :With outer surface of leather or of composition leather: Executive-cases

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers :With outer surface of leather or of composition leather: Vanity-cases

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers :With outer surface of leather or of composition leather: Attache-cases

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers :With outer surface of leather or of composition leather: Other

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers : With outer surface of plastic or of textile materials : Toilet-cases

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers : With outer surface of plastic or of textile materials : Plastic moulded suit-cases

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers : With outer surface of plastic or of textile materials : Satchels

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers : With outer surface of plastic or of textile materials : Other travel-goods

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers : With outer surface of plastic or of textile materials : Brief-cases

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers : With outer surface of plastic or of textile materials : Executive-cases other than plastic moulded

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers : With outer surface of plastic or of textile materials : Vanity-cases

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers : With outer surface of plastic or of textile materials : Other

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers : Other : Travel goods (trunks, suit-cases, sports bags, and other similar items) of leather

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers : Other : Toilet-cases

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers : Other : Satchels

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers : Other : Brief-cases (other than plastic moulded)

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers : Other : Executive-cases

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers : Other : Vanity-cases

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executivecases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers : Other : Other

Hand-bags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle : With outer surface of leather or of composition leather: Hand-bags for ladies

Hand-bags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle : With outer surface of leather or of composition leather: Vanity-bags

Hand-bags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle : With outer surface of leather or of composition leather: Other

Hand-bags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle : With outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials : Hand-bags and shopping bags, of artificial plastic material

Hand-bags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle : With outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials : Hand-bags and shopping bags, of cotton

Hand-bags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle : With outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials : Hand-bags and shopping bags, of Jute

Hand-bags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle : With outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials : Vanity-bags

Hand-bags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle : With outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials : Other

Hand-bags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle : Other : Hand bags of other materials excluding wicker-work or basket work

Hand-bags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle : Other : Other

Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag : With outer surface of leather or of composition leather: Jewellery box

Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag : With outer surface of leather or of composition leather: Wallets and purses, of leather

Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag : With outer surface of leather or of composition leather: Other

Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag : With outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials: Jewellery box

Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag : With outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials: Other

Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag : Other : Jewellery box

Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag : Other : Other

India’s Trade Performance — HSN Code 42021230 in FY 2024-25

TradeStat EIDB — Ministry of Commerce & Industry FY 2018-19–FY 2024-25 Values in ₹ Crore

India’s Exports

FY 2024-25

< ₹1 Crore

−53.49% vs FY 2023-24

0.0000% of India’s total exports

India’s Imports

FY 2024-25

< ₹1 Crore

−90.14% vs FY 2023-24

0.0000% of India’s total imports

Trade Balance

FY 2024-25

< ₹1 Crore

Trade Surplus

Surplus rank #4785 of 12657 HSN codes

% of Sub-Chapter 4202

FY 2024-25

0.00%

Share of Sub-Chapter 4202’s total exports in FY 2024-25

Import side: 0.00% of Sub-Chapter 4202’s imports

Rank Within Sub-Chapter 4202

FY 2024-25

#38 of 44

Position by export value among HSN codes in Sub-Chapter 4202

Import-side rank: #39 of 44

At a glance

−8.31%

Export CAGR

FY 2018-19 → FY 2024-25 · 7 fiscal years

#8687

National Export Rank

of 12657 HSN codes by export value, FY 2024-25

+53.85%

Peak Growth Year

FY 2021-22 · strongest single-year move

0.00%

Contribution to Sub-Ch. 4202

Share of Sub-Chapter 4202 exports in FY 2024-25

India Export-Import Trade Statistics for HSN Code 42021230

7-year export and import data, FY 2018-19 to FY 2024-25, in ₹ Crore. Source: Ministry of Commerce & Industry, TradeStat EIDB.

FY 2018-19 Exp. Rank #7616

Balance

+1.00

Exports

1.01 ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

YoY

0.01% of Sub-Ch. 4202

Imports

< ₹1 Crore ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

YoY

0.00% of Sub-Ch. 4202

FY 2019-20 Exp. Rank #7594

Balance

−2.61

Exports

1.03 ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

+1.98% YoY

0.01% of Sub-Ch. 4202

Imports

3.64 ₹ Cr

0.0001% share

+36,300.00% YoY

0.13% of Sub-Ch. 4202

FY 2020-21 Exp. Rank #8201

Balance

+0.46

Exports

< ₹1 Crore ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

−49.51% YoY

0.01% of Sub-Ch. 4202

Imports

< ₹1 Crore ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

−98.35% YoY

0.01% of Sub-Ch. 4202

FY 2021-22 Exp. Rank #8183

Balance

+0.65

Exports

< ₹1 Crore ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

+53.85% YoY

0.01% of Sub-Ch. 4202

Imports

< ₹1 Crore ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

+150.00% YoY

0.01% of Sub-Ch. 4202

FY 2022-23 Exp. Rank #8053

Balance

+0.79

Exports

1.06 ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

+32.50% YoY

0.01% of Sub-Ch. 4202

Imports

< ₹1 Crore ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

+80.00% YoY

0.01% of Sub-Ch. 4202

FY 2023-24 Exp. Rank #8001

Balance

+0.58

Exports

1.29 ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

+21.70% YoY

0.01% of Sub-Ch. 4202

Imports

< ₹1 Crore ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

+162.96% YoY

0.02% of Sub-Ch. 4202

FY 2024-25 Exp. Rank #8687

Balance

+0.53

Exports

< ₹1 Crore ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

−53.49% YoY

0.00% of Sub-Ch. 4202

Imports

< ₹1 Crore ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

−90.14% YoY

0.00% of Sub-Ch. 4202

CAGR · 7-Year

Exports

−8.31% /yr

Imports

38.31% /yr

Consistently Surplus
Sub-Chapter 4202 total

reference, FY 2024-25

Export

₹13,707.10 Cr

Import

₹4,055.04 Cr

Trade Balance

+9,652.06

Peak export growth year Latest available data Not available YoY = change vs previous FY

Key Trade Insights: HSN Code 42021230 Export-Import Analysis

Export Decline: −8.31% CAGR Over 7 Years

India's exports under HSN Code 42021230 have declined at a compound annual rate of −8.31% over 7 fiscal years, falling from ₹1.01 Crore in FY 2018-19 to ₹0.60 Crore in FY 2024-25.

HSN Code 42021230 Ranked #8687 Among All 12657 HSN codes by Export Value

In FY 2024-25, HSN Code 42021230 ranks #8687 out of 12657 HSN codes by total export value. Within Sub-Chapter 4202, it ranks #38 of 44. By trade surplus, it ranks #4785 of 12657.

FY 2021-22 Was the Strongest Growth Year for HSN Code 42021230 Exports

The strongest single-year export movement for HSN Code 42021230 was recorded in FY 2021-22, when exports surged by 53.85% over the prior year.

India Maintains a Trade Surplus of ₹0.53 Crore in HSN Code 42021230 Goods

In FY 2024-25, India's exports of ₹0.60 Cr exceeded imports of ₹0.07 Cr, resulting in a trade surplus of ₹0.53 Crore — ranking #4785 of 12657 by surplus magnitude.

Import Growth of 38.31% CAGR Signals Rising Demand for Plastic Moulded Brief-cases

India's imports under HSN Code 42021230 have grown at 38.31% CAGR, reaching ₹0.07 Crore in FY 2024-25.

HSN Code 42021230 Contributes 0.00% of Sub-Chapter 4202 Exports — Ranked #38

Among the 44 HSN codes under Sub-Chapter 4202, HSN Code 42021230 ranks #38 by export value — accounting for 0.00% of the sub-chapter's total exports in FY 2024-25. On the import side, it holds 0.00% share (rank #39).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers to common queries about HSN Code 42021230 and GST compliance.

What products are classified under HSN 42021230 ?

It includes Plastic Moulded Brief-cases

How much GST applies to Plastic Moulded Brief-cases?

Under HSN 42021230, Plastic Moulded Brief-cases attracts Varies when sold in taxable form. Describe the exact form on the invoice.

How should mixed supplies be billed when Plastic Moulded Brief-cases is sold with other items?

Use separate invoice lines per HSN and apply the correct rate per line (e.g., Varies for Plastic Moulded Brief-cases; Nil for exempt items if applicable).

Do e‑way bill and e‑invoice apply for Plastic Moulded Brief-cases?

e‑Way bill is needed above ₹50,000 consignment value (subject to exemptions). e‑Invoicing is turnover‑based (presently AATO > ₹5 crore) for B2B supplies.

Can we claim ITC on inputs used to trade Plastic Moulded Brief-cases?

If your outward supply is taxable, eligible ITC is available subject to general restrictions. For exempt/Nil supplies, reverse credit per Rule 42.

Any common misclassification issue with Plastic Moulded Brief-cases?

Use the exact HSN and describe the form/grade. For multi‑line invoices, apply the rate per line to avoid wrong tax collection.

Important Disclaimer

The above does not constitute professional advice or a formal recommendation. We recommend consulting a professional tax consultant before acting on the information contained in this piece of content.