Chapter
Chapter 92: Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles
7 headings make up chapter 92, part of section XVIII, optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof.
Duty rates compared
UK Free – 2% Third-country duty 30 tariff lines · average 1.5% 
EU 1.7% – 4% Third-country duty 30 tariff lines · average 3.2% 
Türkiye 1.7% – 4% Third-country duty 30 tariff lines · average 3.2% 
USA Free – 8.7% General (MFN) 41 tariff lines · average 2.8% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free – 7% General (MFN) 47 tariff lines · average 3.1% 
Mexico Free – 35% General (MFN) 27 tariff lines · average 17.6% 
Brazil Free – 16.2% General (MFN) 19 tariff lines · average 11.1% 
Argentina Free – 35% General (MFN) 51 tariff lines · average 17.8% 
Peru Free – 6% General (MFN) 20 tariff lines · average 4.8% 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 36 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 22 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free – 10% General (MFN) 35 tariff lines · average 7.6% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 42 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 17 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 22 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 9% General (MFN) 30 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 17 tariff lines Headings 7
- 9201Pianos, including automatic 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
- 9206Percussion musical instruments (for example, drums, xylophones, cymbals, castanets, maracas)
- 9207Musical instruments, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electrically (for example, organs, guitars, accordions)
- 9208Musical 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 signalling instruments
- 9209Parts (for example, mechanisms for musical boxes) and accessories (for example, cards, discs and rolls for mechanical instruments) of musical instruments; metronomes, tuning forks and pitch pipes of all kinds
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$96kUS$96k+US$4m+US$55m+> US$264m
Exports: 197
- China: US$2bn
- United States: US$901m
- Indonesia: US$899m
- Germany: US$843m
- Japan: US$607m
- France: US$264m
- Malaysia: US$230m
- Mexico: US$199m
- Taiwan: US$191m
- Netherlands: US$161m
- Italy: US$157m
- United Kingdom: US$115m
- South Korea: US$115m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$84m
- Canada: US$81m
- Austria: US$78m
- Sweden: US$70m
- Spain: US$69m
- Belgium: US$56m
- Czechia: US$55m
- India: US$54m
- Poland: US$53m
- Vietnam: US$37m
- Switzerland: US$28m
- Thailand: US$27m
- Denmark: US$23m
- Türkiye: US$20m
- Singapore: US$15m
- Romania: US$14m
- Philippines: US$13m
- Saudi Arabia: US$12m
- Slovenia: US$12m
- Australia: US$11m
- Croatia: US$11m
- Slovakia: US$11m
- Latvia: US$10m
- Portugal: US$8m
- Lithuania: US$8m
- Greece: US$7m
- Tunisia: US$7m
- Bulgaria: US$6m
- Chile: US$6m
- Brazil: US$6m
- Hungary: US$5m
- Pakistan: US$5m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Ireland: US$5m
- Nepal: US$4m
- Serbia: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Estonia: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- Israel: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Norway: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Panama: US$2m
- Morocco: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$11m+US$79m+> US$345m
Imports: 219
- United States: US$2bn
- Germany: US$802m
- Japan: US$492m
- China: US$391m
- France: US$370m
- United Kingdom: US$358m
- Netherlands: US$345m
- Canada: US$217m
- South Korea: US$203m
- Spain: US$167m
- Australia: US$162m
- Italy: US$147m
- Indonesia: US$146m
- Austria: US$140m
- Switzerland: US$122m
- Malaysia: US$121m
- Poland: US$119m
- Belgium: US$111m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$111m
- Brazil: US$108m
- Mexico: US$107m
- United Arab Emirates: US$79m
- Singapore: US$74m
- India: US$71m
- Czechia: US$68m
- Russia: US$67m
- Sweden: US$66m
- Taiwan: US$63m
- Türkiye: US$61m
- Thailand: US$59m
- Vietnam: US$53m
- Denmark: US$52m
- Norway: US$47m
- Chile: US$46m
- Portugal: US$42m
- Philippines: US$41m
- Slovakia: US$41m
- Romania: US$37m
- Ireland: US$35m
- Finland: US$33m
- Peru: US$30m
- Israel: US$28m
- Kazakhstan: US$26m
- Guatemala: US$23m
- New Zealand: US$21m
- Croatia: US$20m
- Greece: US$19m
- Colombia: US$19m
- North Korea: US$18m
- Slovenia: US$17m
- Argentina: US$16m
- Hungary: US$15m
- South Africa: US$15m
- Saudi Arabia: US$11m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$11m
- Serbia: US$10m
- Lithuania: US$10m
- Ukraine: US$10m
- Macao SAR China: US$9m
- Nigeria: US$9m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$2bn | 29.2% |
| 2 | United States | US$901m | 11.3% |
| 3 |  Indonesia | US$899m | 11.3% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$843m | 10.6% |
| 5 | Japan | US$607m | 7.6% |
| 6 |  France | US$264m | 3.3% |
| 7 |  Malaysia | US$230m | 2.9% |
| 8 | Mexico | US$199m | 2.5% |
| 9 | Taiwan | US$191m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$161m | 2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$2bn | 20.7% |
| 2 | Germany | US$802m | 10.1% |
| 3 | Japan | US$492m | 6.2% |
| 4 | China | US$391m | 4.9% |
| 5 | France | US$370m | 4.6% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$358m | 4.5% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$345m | 4.3% |
| 8 | Canada | US$217m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$203m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$167m | 2.1% |
In the UK Global Tariff, chapter 92 covers 30 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 2%. 7 of them are duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides chapter 92 into 30 tariff lines; the duty is between 1.7% and 4% (average 3.2%).
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, chapter 92 covers 30 tariff lines and the duty is between 1.7% and 4%.
World trade in chapter 92 goods reached US$8bn in 2024, down 2.3% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 29.2% of the total, ahead of the United States.
The United States imported the most (US$2bn).
Chapter notes
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 and 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 and apparatus (heading 9503);
(d) brushes for cleaning musical instruments (heading 9603), or monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles (heading 9620); or
2. Bows and sticks and similar devices used in playing the musical instruments of headings 9202 or 9206 presented 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 presented with an instrument are to be treated as separate articles and not as forming a part of such instrument.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles?
Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles make up HS chapter 92, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on musical instruments in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 92 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 2%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on musical instruments in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 92 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7% to 4%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most musical instruments?
China, with US$2bn in 2024 (29.2% of world exports).