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This code covers electrically-powered musical instruments like guitars and organs, excluding those specifically detailed elsewhere. Use this code for importing these instruments, keeping in mind a general duty rate of 5% applies to standard trade partners, while preferential rates or even free entry may be available depending on the country of origin and any applicable trade agreements.

Detailed information for HTS Code 9207.90.00

AI Summary

Chapter 92 covers musical instruments, including their parts and accessories, but excludes items like general use parts, microphones, and toy instruments as detailed in the chapter notes. Code 9207.90.00 specifically covers electrically amplified musical instruments, beyond organs, guitars, and accordions, classified as "Other." This code has two subdivisions: 9207.90.00.40 for fretted stringed instruments and 9207.90.00.80 for all other electrically amplified instruments not specifically classified as fretted stringed instruments; use the appropriate suffix to indicate the instrument type.

Chapter	Chapter 92 - Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles
Section	Section XVIII - Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring, Checking, Precision, Medical or Surgical Instrume

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General Duty

Standard trade partners (NTR)

Special Duty

Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

Eligible FTA or preference programs

The general duty rate for HTS code 9207.90.00 and its subdivisions (9207.90.00.40 & 9207.90.00.80) is 5% for imports from countries that are not standard trade partners. However, a 0% duty rate (Free) applies to goods originating from eligible countries participating in Free Trade Agreements or preference programs, including Australia (AU), Bahrain (BH), Chile (CL), Colombia (CO), Costa Rica (P), Dominican Republic (D), El Salvador (S), Ecuador (E), Israel (IL), Japan (JP), Jordan (JO), Korea (KR), Morocco (MA), Oman (OM), Panama (PA), Peru (PE), and Singapore (SG). Reporting units are not specified. This means the duty rate depends on the country of origin, with preferential rates available for certain nations.

Rate of Duty (Column 2): 40%

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Code subdivisions

9207.90.00.40

Musical instruments, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electrically (for example, organs, guitars, accordions): > Other > Fretted stringed instruments

9207.90.00.80

Musical instruments, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electrically (for example, organs, guitars, accordions): > Other > Other

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Chapter & section notes

Chapter notes

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes CHAPTER 92 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF SUCH ARTICLES XVIII 92-1 Notes 1. This chapter does not cover: (a) Parts of general use, as defined in note 2 to section XV, of base metal (section XV), or similar goods of plastics (chapter 39); (b) Microphones, amplifiers, loudspeakers, headphones, switches, stroboscopes or other accessory instruments, apparatus or equipment of chapter 85 or 90, for use with but not incorporated in or housed in the same cabinet as instruments of this chapter; (c) Toy instruments or apparatus (heading 9503); (d) Brushes for cleaning musical instruments (heading 9603), or monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles (heading 9620); or (e) Collectors' pieces or antiques (heading 9705 or 9706). 2. Bows and sticks and similar devices used in playing the musical instruments of heading 9202 or 9206 entered with such instruments in numbers normal thereto and clearly intended for use therewith, are to be classified in the same heading as the relative instruments. Cards, discs and rolls of heading 9209 entered with an instrument are to be treated as separate articles and not as forming a part of such instrument. Statistical Notes 1. For statistical reporting purposes under subheading 9201.10, the height of an upright piano case is determined by measuring from the floor to the top of the back of the case. 2. For statistical reporting purposes under subheading 9201.20, the length of a grand piano case is determined by measuring perpendicularly from the front edge of the cabinet in front of the keys to the farthest point at the center of the grand rim tail. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes XVIII 92-2

Section notes

SECTION XVIII OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; CLOCKS AND WATCHES; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF XVIII-1 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes XVIII-2 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes

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