What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 92 imports?

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines range from 2.6% to 8.7% (median 4.7%); roughly 26% of lines enter duty-free. Use the calculator linked from each code page to build a date- and origin-specific import-duty estimate, including applicable Chapter 99 layers and customs fees. Potential AD/CVD exposure is flagged separately and is not included in the estimate.

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

Section 301 and Section 232 measures are represented by Chapter 99 provisions. A catalog link between a provision and a 10-digit line is a screening flag, not a claim that the measure applies; origin, product and material facts, claims, and entry date control the result.

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 92?

AD/CVD orders are issued at the case level by the Department of Commerce against specific products from specific countries. Use the product's base HTS code to find potentially relevant AD/CVD order flags, then read the written order scope; an HTS match alone does not determine coverage.

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Section XVIII: Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring, Checking, Precision, Medical or Surgical Instruments and Apparatus; Clocks and Watches; Musical Instruments; Parts and Accessories Thereof

Chapter 92: Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles

Q: What does HTS Chapter 92 cover?

Chapter 92 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) covers Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles. It sits within Section XVIII: Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring, Checking, Precision, Medical or Surgical Instruments and Apparatus; Clocks and Watches; Musical Instruments; Parts and Accessories Thereof. Tandom's catalog lists all 63 10-digit statistical lines and 6 4-digit headings in this chapter.

Chapter 92 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles and sits within Section XVIII: Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring, Checking, Precision, Medical or Surgical Instruments and Apparatus; Clocks and Watches; Musical Instruments; Parts and Accessories Thereof.

About Chapter 92

Chapter 92 contains 63 10-digit statistical lines grouped under 6 4-digit headings. Brokers, importers, and customs counsel use these codes to declare musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles on entry summaries (CBP Form 7501) and to look up the published Column 1, Special, and Column 2 rate notation.

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines in Chapter 92 range from 2.6% to 8.7%, with a median of 4.7%. About 25% of the chapter's lines (16 of 63) enter duty-free under the general rate. Special-rate notation (including USMCA, KORUS, AGOA, and GSP when authorized) and Chapter 99 measures can modify these base rates for qualifying shipments.

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
9201.10.00	Upright pianos	4.7%	40%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	—
9201.10.00.05	·Used	4.7%	40%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	No.
9201.10.00.11	··Containing a case measuring less than 111.76 cm in height	4.7%	40%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	No.
9201.10.00.21	··Containing a case measuring 111.76 cm or more but less than 121.92 cm in height	4.7%	40%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	No.
9201.10.00.31	··Containing a case measuring 121.92 cm or more but less than 129.54 cm in height	4.7%	40%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	No.
9201.10.00.41	··Containing a case measuring 129.54 cm or more in height	4.7%	40%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	No.
9201.20.00	Grand pianos	4.7%	40%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	—
9201.20.00.05	·Used	4.7%	40%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	No.
9201.20.00.11	··Containing a case measuring less than 152.40 cm in length	4.7%	40%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	No.
9201.20.00.21	··Containing a case measuring 152.40 cm or more but less than 167.64 cm in length	4.7%	40%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	No.
9201.20.00.31	··Containing a case measuring 167.64 cm or more but less than 180.34 cm in length	4.7%	40%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	No.
9201.20.00.41	··Containing a case measuring 180.34 cm or more but less than 195.58 cm in length	4.7%	40%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	No.
9201.20.00.51	··Containing a case measuring 195.58 cm or more in length	4.7%	40%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	No.
9201.90.00.00	Other	3.5%	40%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	No.

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
9202.10.00.00	Played with a bow	3.2%	37.5%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	No.
9202.90	Other:	—	—

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
9205.10.00	Brass-wind instruments	2.9%	40%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	—
9205.10.00.40	·Valued not over $10 each	2.9%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
9206.00	Percussion musical instruments (for example, drums, xylophones, cymbals, castanets, maracas):	—	—	—	—
9206.00.20.00	Drums	4.8%	40%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
9207.10.00	Keyboard instruments, other than accordions	5.4%	40%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 2.7% (JP)	—
9207.10.00.05	··Valued under $100 each	5.4%

Chapter 92: Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles

`9201`Pianos, including player pianos; harpsichords and other keyboard stringed instruments:

`9202`Other string musical instruments (for example, guitars, violins, harps):

`9205`Wind musical instruments (for example, keyboard pipe organs, accordions, clarinets, trumpets, bagpipes), other than fairground organs and mechanical street organs:

`9206`

`9207`Musical instruments, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electrically (for example, organs, guitars, accordions):

`9208`Music boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs, mechanical singing birds, musical saws and other musical instruments not falling within any other heading of this chapter; decoy calls of all kinds; whistles, call horns and other mouth-blown sound signaling instruments:

`9209`Parts (for example, mechanisms for music boxes) and accessories (for example, cards, discs and rolls for mechanical instruments) of musical instruments; metronomes, tuning forks and pitch pipes of all kinds:

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 92 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 92 imports?

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 92?

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
9208.10.00.00	Music boxes	3.2%	40%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	No.
9208.90.00	Other	5.3%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
9209.30.00.00	Musical instrument strings	Free	40%	—	No.
9209.91	·Parts and accessories for pianos:	—

9201Pianos, including player pianos; harpsichords and other keyboard stringed instruments:

9202Other string musical instruments (for example, guitars, violins, harps):

9205Wind musical instruments (for example, keyboard pipe organs, accordions, clarinets, trumpets, bagpipes), other than fairground organs and mechanical street organs:

9206

9207Musical instruments, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electrically (for example, organs, guitars, accordions):

9208Music boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs, mechanical singing birds, musical saws and other musical instruments not falling within any other heading of this chapter; decoy calls of all kinds; whistles, call horns and other mouth-blown sound signaling instruments:

9209Parts (for example, mechanisms for music boxes) and accessories (for example, cards, discs and rolls for mechanical instruments) of musical instruments; metronomes, tuning forks and pitch pipes of all kinds:

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 92 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 92 imports?

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 92?

`9201`Pianos, including player pianos; harpsichords and other keyboard stringed instruments:

`9202`Other string musical instruments (for example, guitars, violins, harps):

`9205`Wind musical instruments (for example, keyboard pipe organs, accordions, clarinets, trumpets, bagpipes), other than fairground organs and mechanical street organs:

`9206`

`9207`Musical instruments, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electrically (for example, organs, guitars, accordions):

`9208`Music boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs, mechanical singing birds, musical saws and other musical instruments not falling within any other heading of this chapter; decoy calls of all kinds; whistles, call horns and other mouth-blown sound signaling instruments:

`9209`Parts (for example, mechanisms for music boxes) and accessories (for example, cards, discs and rolls for mechanical instruments) of musical instruments; metronomes, tuning forks and pitch pipes of all kinds: