Subheading · Chapter 92 · Heading 9205

9205.10

9205.10: Wind musical instruments: brass-wind instruments

Official description Brass-wind instruments

9205.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 9205, wind musical instruments, chapter 92.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 2% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 4
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 9205 10 00 00 Brass-wind instruments 2%p/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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—2%
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla 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–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£10.9m+9.4% · previous 12 months
Average import price£66.33 per kg
Jan 2024: £923kFeb 2024: £750kMar 2024: £671kApr 2024: £1.1mMay 2024: £683kJun 2024: £795kJul 2024: £1.1mAug 2024: £547kSept 2024: £929kOct 2024: £975kNov 2024: £877kDec 2024: £800kJan 2025: £805kFeb 2025: £572kMar 2025: £1mApr 2025: £783kMay 2025: £724kJun 2025: £666kJul 2025: £755kAug 2025: £1mSept 2025: £1.2mOct 2025: £778kNov 2025: £792kDec 2025: £1mJan 2026: £954kFeb 2026: £633kMar 2026: £1mApr 2026: £742kMay 2026: £964kJun 2026: £816kJul 2026: £1mAug 2026: £849k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
China £5.1m 47.2% +2.2%
Germany £1.6m 15.1% +33.7%
Japan £1.4m 13.2% +7.1%
United States £1m 9.3% -6.9%
United Kingdom £405k 3.7% +255%
France £364k 3.4% +3.6%
Netherlands £274k 2.5% +15.1%
Taiwan £247k 2.3% +65.1%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

9205.10 · US$329.6m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$47.6kUS$47.6k+US$350k+US$5.2m+> US$46.5m

Exports: 86
  1. China: US$128.1m
  2. Japan: US$60.6m
  3. Germany: US$46.5m
  4. Taiwan: US$29.3m
  5. United States: US$16.1m
  6. France: US$10.2m
  7. United Kingdom: US$9.7m
  8. Austria: US$6.8m
  9. Netherlands: US$5.2m
  10. Czechia: US$3.9m
  11. Switzerland: US$3.3m
  12. Spain: US$1.7m
  13. Indonesia: US$950.5k
  14. Canada: US$922.2k
  15. Italy: US$783.7k
  16. Ukraine: US$770.2k
  17. Vietnam: US$442k
  18. South Korea: US$412.2k
  19. Singapore: US$388.9k
  20. Sweden: US$369.9k
  21. Slovakia: US$350k
  22. Poland: US$303.5k
  23. Belgium: US$272.1k
  24. Malaysia: US$271.3k
  25. Chile: US$177.5k
  26. Türkiye: US$166.1k
  27. Hong Kong SAR China: US$151.1k
  28. New Zealand: US$136.2k
  29. Norway: US$133.4k
  30. Portugal: US$127.4k
  31. India: US$112.8k
  32. South Africa: US$104.2k
  33. Australia: US$99.1k
  34. Panama: US$89.1k
  35. Pakistan: US$79.2k
  36. Slovenia: US$78.5k
  37. Lithuania: US$59.8k
  38. Israel: US$51.3k
  39. Romania: US$51.1k
  40. United Arab Emirates: US$48.9k
  41. Hungary: US$47.6k
  42. Ireland: US$46.9k
  43. Brazil: US$34.9k
  44. Morocco: US$26.7k
  45. Denmark: US$21.8k
  46. Mexico: US$21.3k
  47. Nepal: US$17.8k
  48. Serbia: US$16k
  49. Armenia: US$11.9k
  50. Luxembourg: US$11.3k
  51. Nigeria: US$10.7k
  52. Malta: US$9.1k
  53. Paraguay: US$9k
  54. Thailand: US$7.7k
  55. Colombia: US$6.6k
  56. Finland: US$5k
  57. Costa Rica: US$4.6k
  58. Afghanistan: US$4k
  59. Peru: US$3.5k
  60. Croatia: US$3.2k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$128.1m 38.9%
2 Japan US$60.6m 18.4%
3 Germany US$46.5m 14.1%
4 Taiwan US$29.3m 8.9%
5 United States US$16.1m 4.9%
6 France US$10.2m 3.1%
7 United Kingdom US$9.7m 2.9%
8 Austria US$6.8m 2.1%
9 Netherlands US$5.2m 1.6%
10 Czechia US$3.9m 1.2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$124.5m 37.8%
2 Germany US$37.8m 11.5%
3 France US$17.9m 5.4%
4 Japan US$15.4m 4.7%
5 United Kingdom US$12.9m 3.9%
6 Austria US$11.9m 3.6%
7 Netherlands US$8.7m 2.6%
8 Spain US$7.6m 2.3%
9 Switzerland US$7.3m 2.2%
10 China US$6.1m 1.9%

Subheading 9205.10 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 2%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 9205.10; the duty is 3.2%.

Goods from 173 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 173 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £10.9m (up 9% on the year before), at an average of £66.33 per kg; China supplied 47%, followed by Germany.

World trade in these goods reached US$329.6m in 2024, up 8.2% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 38.9% of the total, ahead of Japan.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for wind musical instruments: brass-wind instruments?

Wind musical instruments: brass-wind instruments fall under HS subheading 9205.10, part of heading 9205, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on wind musical instruments: brass-wind instruments in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9205.10 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 wind musical instruments: brass-wind instruments in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9205.10 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 wind musical instruments: brass-wind instruments?

China, with US$128.1m in 2024 (38.9% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

173 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 (47%), Germany (15%) and Japan (13%), out of total imports of £10.9m.