Analysis
Subheading 9209.91 covers parts and accessories for pianos, within heading 9209. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
1 of its 2 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (50%) and 1 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 4.2%. The median line pays 2.1%.
The US splits it as follows: 9209.91.40 for parts and accessories for pianos: tuning pins (duty-free) and 9209.91.80 for parts and accessories for pianos: other (4.2%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Musical Instrument Manufacturing (339992). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 9209.91 once they fall within heading 9209 (parts (for example, mechanisms for music boxes) and accessories (for example, cards…). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9209.91.40 | Parts and accessories for pianos: tuning pins | Free |
| 9209.91.80 | Parts and accessories for pianos: other | 4.2% |