HTS tariff line · chapter 92
9207.90.00
Musical instruments, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electrically (for example, organs, guitars, accordions): other
Analysis
HTS 9207.90.00 covers musical instruments, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electrically (for example, organs, guitars, accordions): other under heading 9207 (musical instruments, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electrically…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
The general duty rate is 5% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 92 (81st percentile of 40 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $500 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 5%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 40%, 8.0 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 9207.90.00.40 for fretted stringed instruments and 9207.90.00.80 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9207.10.00 | Keyboard instruments, other than accordions | 5.4% |