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Chapter 92

Musical Instruments

By TariffCenter Research Team · Updated 2026-02-07 · Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule

At a glance

Chapter 92 contains 84 HTS lines covering musical instruments. General U.S. duty rates: Free to 8.7%. Section 301 surcharges apply on selected lines for imports from China. Reciprocal tariffs apply following the February 2026 SCOTUS ruling.

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

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Heading 9201 contains 15 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–4.7%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

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

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Heading 9202 contains 6 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–8.7%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

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

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Heading 9205 contains 17 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–4.9%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

9206Percussion musical instruments (for example, drums, xylophones, cymbals, castanets, maracas)

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Heading 9206 contains 5 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–5.3%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

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

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Heading 9207 contains 12 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–5.4%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

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

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Heading 9208 contains 5 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–5.3%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

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

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Heading 9209 contains 24 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–5.7%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

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:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9209.30.00.00

Musical instrument strings

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9209.91

Parts and accessories for pianos:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9209.91.40.00

Tuning pins

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9209.91.80.00

Other

4.2%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

9209.92

Parts and accessories for the musical instruments of heading 9202:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9209.92.20.00

Mutes, collapsible musical instrument stands and music holders for attachment to musical instruments

3.9%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

9209.92.40.00

Tuning pins

10¢/1,000 pins + 3.5%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

9209.92.60.00

Bows, parts of bows, bow hair, chin rests and other parts and accessories for string instruments played with a bow

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9209.92.80.00

Other

4.6%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

9209.94

Parts and accessories for the musical instruments of heading 9207:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9209.94.40.00

Collapsible musical instrument stands

5.7%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

9209.94.80.00

Other

2.7%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

9209.99

Other:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9209.99.05.00

Metronomes, tuning forks and pitch pipes

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9209.99.10.00

Mutes for musical instruments; pedals, dampers and spurs for drums; pedals and holders for cymbals; lyres and other music holders for attachment to musical instruments; and collapsible stands for holding music or for holding musical instruments

5.7%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

9209.99.16.00

For pipe organs of subheading 9205.90.12

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9209.99.18.00

For instruments of subheading 9205.90.14

2.7%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

9209.99.20.00

For bagpipes

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9209.99.40

For other woodwind and brass wind musical instruments

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9209.99.40.40

For woodwind musical instruments

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9209.99.40.80

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9209.99.61.00

For music boxes

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9209.99.80.00

Other

5.3%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

Frequently Asked Questions — Chapter 92

Sources & Methodology

Glossary

General rate (MFN rate)
The base import duty applied to all World Trade Organization members under Most-Favored-Nation treatment. This is the standard rate shown in the General Rate column.
Section 301 tariff (301: 25%)
An additional surcharge authorized under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, imposed on selected imports from China. The most common rate is 25%; some products carry 7.5%. Applied on top of the MFN base rate.
Reciprocal tariff (Recip: 10%)
Tariffs applied under the post-February 2026 SCOTUS ruling upholding Section 122 authority. Typically 10–25% depending on country of origin, stacked on top of base and Section 301 rates.
Section 232 tariff (S232: 25%)
Tariffs on steel and aluminum products (and downstream derivatives) imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on national security grounds.
hts_special / Special rates
Preferential duty rates available to imports from countries with Free Trade Agreements or other special trade programs with the U.S. Country codes: AU (Australia), BH (Bahrain), CA (Canada), CL (Chile), CO (Colombia), IL (Israel), JO (Jordan), KR (South Korea), MA (Morocco), MX (Mexico), OM (Oman), PA (Panama), PE (Peru), SG (Singapore). Free (AU,BH...) means duty-free treatment for those partners.