Subheading · Chapter 92 · Heading 9202
9202.90: Other string musical instruments: other
Official description Other
Subheading 9202.90 belongs to heading 9202 (other string musical instruments (for example, guitars, violins, harps)) in chapter 92.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9202 90 00 00 Other p/st
- 9202 90 30 00 Guitars 2%+3p/st
- 9202 90 80 00 Other 2%+3p/st
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
Import requirements 4
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Iraq, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2018 No. 30
- Documents
- 9028
- 9029
- 9030
- 9037
- Import controlImport control - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- Documents
- C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
- Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
- Import controlImport control on luxury goods
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £13.7m | 39.6% | +12.2% |
 United States | £8m | 23% | -22.8% |
 Mexico | £3.7m | 10.8% | +8.5% |
 Indonesia | £2.8m | 8.1% | +15.6% |
 Japan | £938k | 2.7% | +16.5% |
 Italy | £907k | 2.6% | -17.9% |
 India | £769k | 2.2% | +17.9% |
 Czechia | £694k | 2% | +27.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 3.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 2 tariff lines USA 4.5% – 8.7% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 5.9% The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$11.9kUS$11.9k+US$431.6k+US$3.5m+> US$41.2m
Exports: 159
- China: US$316.4m
- United States: US$147.5m
- Mexico: US$86.4m
- Indonesia: US$72.5m
- Germany: US$41.2m
- Netherlands: US$20.5m
- Spain: US$16.3m
- Italy: US$15.5m
- France: US$13.1m
- Japan: US$11.9m
- United Kingdom: US$11.5m
- India: US$8.7m
- Czechia: US$7.4m
- Canada: US$5.2m
- Australia: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3.5m
- Romania: US$3m
- South Korea: US$2.9m
- Poland: US$2.8m
- Malaysia: US$2.4m
- Slovenia: US$2.4m
- Slovakia: US$1.9m
- Belgium: US$1.6m
- Bulgaria: US$1.6m
- Taiwan: US$1.2m
- Sweden: US$1.2m
- Portugal: US$1.1m
- Pakistan: US$1.1m
- Singapore: US$1.1m
- Türkiye: US$970.4k
- Denmark: US$842.3k
- Austria: US$788.2k
- Ireland: US$785.1k
- Switzerland: US$741.4k
- Vietnam: US$736.6k
- Lithuania: US$553.4k
- South Africa: US$524.6k
- Greece: US$485.4k
- Russia: US$455.6k
- Finland: US$431.6k
- New Zealand: US$420.1k
- United Arab Emirates: US$395.6k
- Norway: US$379.9k
- Chile: US$332.7k
- Thailand: US$257.6k
- Hungary: US$250.3k
- Israel: US$247.6k
- Panama: US$232.4k
- Bahamas: US$211.9k
- Serbia: US$195.4k
- Sri Lanka: US$194.9k
- Tunisia: US$144.4k
- Mauritius: US$127.3k
- Uzbekistan: US$126.7k
- Brazil: US$115k
- Philippines: US$105.4k
- Argentina: US$63.9k
- Egypt: US$61.8k
- Kazakhstan: US$61.8k
- Peru: US$52.8k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$193.7kUS$193.7k+US$1.4m+US$10.8m+> US$32m
Imports: 202
- United States: US$178.3m
- Germany: US$65.6m
- Netherlands: US$54.3m
- Japan: US$42m
- United Kingdom: US$39.2m
- France: US$35.4m
- Canada: US$32m
- China: US$28.6m
- South Korea: US$22m
- Brazil: US$18.8m
- Australia: US$18.7m
- Russia: US$17.6m
- Spain: US$15.3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$13.8m
- Philippines: US$13.3m
- Italy: US$13.2m
- Malaysia: US$12.7m
- Mexico: US$12.1m
- Austria: US$11.8m
- India: US$11.3m
- Thailand: US$10.8m
- Poland: US$10.5m
- Switzerland: US$10.2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$7.2m
- Czechia: US$6.6m
- Ireland: US$6.3m
- Belgium: US$5.9m
- Singapore: US$5.7m
- Denmark: US$5.6m
- Vietnam: US$5.1m
- Chile: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$4.7m
- Sweden: US$4.6m
- Israel: US$4.4m
- Taiwan: US$4.3m
- Slovakia: US$3.9m
- Norway: US$3.5m
- Portugal: US$3.1m
- Romania: US$2.8m
- Finland: US$2.7m
- New Zealand: US$2.6m
- Peru: US$2.3m
- Kazakhstan: US$2.3m
- Greece: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$1.9m
- Ukraine: US$1.8m
- South Africa: US$1.7m
- Indonesia: US$1.7m
- Hungary: US$1.6m
- Argentina: US$1.6m
- Serbia: US$1.4m
- Cyprus: US$1.4m
- Guatemala: US$1.2m
- Croatia: US$1.1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Nepal: US$1m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$975.7k
- Bangladesh: US$940.3k
- Panama: US$784.5k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$316.4m | 38.7% |
| 2 | United States | US$147.5m | 18% |
| 3 | Mexico | US$86.4m | 10.6% |
| 4 | Indonesia | US$72.5m | 8.9% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$41.2m | 5% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$20.5m | 2.5% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$16.3m | 2% |
| 8 | Italy | US$15.5m | 1.9% |
| 9 |  France | US$13.1m | 1.6% |
| 10 | Japan | US$11.9m | 1.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$178.3m | 21.8% |
| 2 | Germany | US$65.6m | 8% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$54.3m | 6.6% |
| 4 | Japan | US$42m | 5.1% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$39.2m | 4.8% |
| 6 | France | US$35.4m | 4.3% |
| 7 |  Canada | US$32m | 3.9% |
| 8 | China | US$28.6m | 3.5% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$22m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Brazil | US$18.8m | 2.3% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 9202.90 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 2%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 9202.90 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 3.2%.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 2%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £34.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 0% on the year before); China supplied 40%, followed by United States.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$817.9m (−0.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$316.4m), followed by the United States.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other string musical instruments: other?
Other string musical instruments: other fall under HS subheading 9202.90, part of heading 9202, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other string musical instruments: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9202.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on other string musical instruments: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9202.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other string musical instruments: other?
China, with US$316.4m in 2024 (38.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 2% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (40%), United States (23%) and Mexico (11%), out of total imports of £34.7m.