HSN Code 42021290: Other Plastic/Textile Containers

HSN Code 42021290 represents Other Plastic/Textile Containers under GST classification. This code helps businesses identify Other Plastic/Textile Containers correctly for billing, taxation, and trade. With HSN Code 42021290, companies can avoid errors in invoices, simplify compliance, and enable hassle-free import or export of Other Plastic/Textile Containers.

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Description of Goods for HSN Code 42021290

HSN Code 42021290 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 : Other

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 42021290 not include?

Other Plastic/Textile Containers 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 : Plastic moulded brief-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 : 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 42021290 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

₹162 Cr

+22.84% vs FY 2023-24

0.0044% of India’s total exports

India’s Imports

FY 2024-25

₹811 Cr

+22.16% vs FY 2023-24

0.0133% of India’s total imports

Trade Balance

FY 2024-25

−₹649 Cr

Trade Deficit

Surplus rank #12035 of 12657 HSN codes

% of Sub-Chapter 4202

FY 2024-25

1.18%

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

Import side: 20.00% of Sub-Chapter 4202’s imports

Rank Within Sub-Chapter 4202

FY 2024-25

#14 of 44

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

Import-side rank: #1 of 44

At a glance

−9.80%

Export CAGR

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

#2077

National Export Rank

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

+72.46%

Peak Growth Year

FY 2021-22 · strongest single-year move

1.18%

Contribution to Sub-Ch. 4202

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

India Export-Import Trade Statistics for HSN Code 42021290

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 #986

Balance

−36.89

Exports

301.29 ₹ Cr

0.0132% share

YoY

2.83% of Sub-Ch. 4202

Imports

338.18 ₹ Cr

0.0094% share

YoY

10.67% of Sub-Ch. 4202

FY 2019-20 Exp. Rank #2397

Balance

−204.69

Exports

72.93 ₹ Cr

0.0033% share

−75.79% YoY

0.72% of Sub-Ch. 4202

Imports

277.62 ₹ Cr

0.0083% share

−17.91% YoY

9.65% of Sub-Ch. 4202

FY 2020-21 Exp. Rank #2921

Balance

−53.91

Exports

50.26 ₹ Cr

0.0023% share

−31.08% YoY

0.67% of Sub-Ch. 4202

Imports

104.17 ₹ Cr

0.0036% share

−62.48% YoY

9.04% of Sub-Ch. 4202

FY 2021-22 Exp. Rank #2609

Balance

−179.66

Exports

86.68 ₹ Cr

0.0028% share

+72.46% YoY

0.78% of Sub-Ch. 4202

Imports

266.34 ₹ Cr

0.0058% share

+155.68% YoY

11.24% of Sub-Ch. 4202

FY 2022-23 Exp. Rank #2133

Balance

−427.11

Exports

140.27 ₹ Cr

0.0039% share

+61.83% YoY

1.06% of Sub-Ch. 4202

Imports

567.38 ₹ Cr

0.0099% share

+113.03% YoY

15.59% of Sub-Ch. 4202

FY 2023-24 Exp. Rank #2249

Balance

−531.64

Exports

132.11 ₹ Cr

0.0037% share

−5.82% YoY

1.05% of Sub-Ch. 4202

Imports

663.75 ₹ Cr

0.0118% share

+16.99% YoY

16.66% of Sub-Ch. 4202

FY 2024-25 Exp. Rank #2077

Balance

−648.54

Exports

162.29 ₹ Cr

0.0044% share

+22.84% YoY

1.18% of Sub-Ch. 4202

Imports

810.83 ₹ Cr

0.0133% share

+22.16% YoY

20.00% of Sub-Ch. 4202

CAGR · 7-Year

Exports

−9.80% /yr

Imports

15.69% /yr

Consistently Deficit
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 42021290 Export-Import Analysis

Export Decline: −9.80% CAGR Over 7 Years

India's exports under HSN Code 42021290 have declined at a compound annual rate of −9.80% over 7 fiscal years, falling from ₹301.29 Crore in FY 2018-19 to ₹162.29 Crore in FY 2024-25.

HSN Code 42021290 Ranked #2077 Among All 12657 HSN codes by Export Value

In FY 2024-25, HSN Code 42021290 ranks #2077 out of 12657 HSN codes by total export value. Within Sub-Chapter 4202, it ranks #14 of 44. By trade surplus, it ranks #12035 of 12657.

FY 2021-22 Was the Strongest Growth Year for HSN Code 42021290 Exports

The strongest single-year export movement for HSN Code 42021290 was recorded in FY 2021-22, when exports surged by 72.46% over the prior year.

India Records a Trade Deficit of ₹648.54 Crore in HSN Code 42021290 Goods

In FY 2024-25, India's imports of ₹810.83 Cr exceeded exports of ₹162.29 Cr, resulting in a trade deficit of ₹648.54 Crore — ranking #12035 of 12657 by surplus magnitude.

Import Growth of 15.69% CAGR Signals Rising Demand for Other Plastic/Textile Containers

India's imports under HSN Code 42021290 have grown at 15.69% CAGR, reaching ₹810.83 Crore in FY 2024-25.

HSN Code 42021290 Contributes 1.18% of Sub-Chapter 4202 Exports — Ranked #14

Among the 44 HSN codes under Sub-Chapter 4202, HSN Code 42021290 ranks #14 by export value — accounting for 1.18% of the sub-chapter's total exports in FY 2024-25. On the import side, it holds 20.00% share (rank #1).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers to common queries about HSN Code 42021290 and GST compliance.

What products are classified under HSN 42021290 ?

It includes Other Plastic/Textile Containers

Do e‑way bill and e‑invoice apply for Other Plastic/Textile Containers?

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.

Does packaging or labelling change the GST for Other Plastic/Textile Containers?

For food/agri items, GST can be 5% when not fresh/chilled and sold as pre‑packaged & labelled; otherwise often Nil. For non‑food items, rates depend on the specific sub‑heading.

Can we claim ITC on inputs used to trade Other Plastic/Textile Containers?

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

How much GST applies to Other Plastic/Textile Containers?

Under HSN 42021290, Other Plastic/Textile Containers attracts Varies when sold in taxable form. Describe the exact form on the invoice.

Any common misclassification issue with Other Plastic/Textile Containers?

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.