Subheading · Chapter 92 · Heading 9205
9205.90: Wind musical instruments: other
Official description Other
9205.90 is a six-digit subheading of heading 9205, wind musical instruments, chapter 92.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9205 90 00 00 Other
- 9205 90 10 00 Accordions and similar instruments 2%p/st
- 9205 90 30 00 Mouth organs 2%p/st
- 9205 90 50 00 Keyboard pipe organs; harmoniums and similar keyboard instruments with free metal reeds 2%
- 9205 90 90 00 Other 2%
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 5
- 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
- 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)
- Import controlImport control on cat and dog fur
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2009/1056
- Documents
- Y922 Other than cats and dogs fur as mentioned by Regulation (EC) No 1523/2007 (OJ L 343)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 4 lines
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–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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £2.3m | 19.1% | +14.1% |
 Japan | £1.8m | 15.1% | -4.4% |
 France | £1.8m | 14.9% | -9.8% |
 Indonesia | £1.8m | 14.5% | +25.1% |
 Germany | £1.6m | 13.2% | +8.4% |
 United States | £582k | 4.8% | +4.3% |
 Taiwan | £555k | 4.6% | -3% |
 Italy | £507k | 4.2% | -2.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 3.2% – 3.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 3.5% 
Türkiye 3.2% – 3.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 3.5% USA Free – 4.9% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Canada Free – 7% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 1.9% 
Mexico Free – 35% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 23.8% 
Brazil Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines Japan Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Taiwan 6.8% – 10% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 9.5% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 9% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$28kUS$28k+US$427k+US$4m+> US$84m
Exports: 130
- China: US$132m
- Indonesia: US$99m
- Japan: US$96m
- France: US$84m
- Germany: US$67m
- Taiwan: US$28m
- Italy: US$26m
- United States: US$20m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- Austria: US$6m
- Canada: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- Vietnam: US$4m
- Spain: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Poland: US$858k
- Portugal: US$668k
- Peru: US$634k
- Pakistan: US$559k
- Norway: US$482k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$433k
- Slovakia: US$427k
- Israel: US$427k
- Russia: US$406k
- Belgium: US$395k
- Australia: US$385k
- Tunisia: US$317k
- Ireland: US$268k
- South Africa: US$258k
- Armenia: US$252k
- North Korea: US$238k
- Andorra: US$233k
- Thailand: US$208k
- Lithuania: US$206k
- Croatia: US$199k
- New Zealand: US$174k
- Türkiye: US$172k
- Tanzania: US$165k
- Bulgaria: US$125k
- Romania: US$106k
- United Arab Emirates: US$99k
- Panama: US$89k
- Chile: US$86k
- Mexico: US$85k
- Hungary: US$85k
- Finland: US$76k
- Morocco: US$48k
- Greece: US$46k
- Iceland: US$42k
- Serbia: US$42k
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$29k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$89kUS$89k+US$1m+US$6m+> US$26m
Imports: 192
- United States: US$187m
- Germany: US$56m
- Japan: US$49m
- France: US$30m
- China: US$26m
- South Korea: US$26m
- Spain: US$18m
- Austria: US$14m
- United Kingdom: US$14m
- Netherlands: US$13m
- Australia: US$12m
- Canada: US$12m
- Italy: US$11m
- Switzerland: US$9m
- Poland: US$9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$9m
- Mexico: US$7m
- Taiwan: US$7m
- Norway: US$6m
- Brazil: US$6m
- Belgium: US$6m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Vietnam: US$5m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- Finland: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Romania: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Macao SAR China: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Guatemala: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- Rwanda: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Croatia: US$933k
- Kazakhstan: US$899k
- Nigeria: US$869k
- Argentina: US$868k
- New Zealand: US$839k
- South Africa: US$801k
- Gabon: US$710k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$705k
- Panama: US$677k
- Greece: US$584k
- Serbia: US$565k
- Ecuador: US$548k
- Paraguay: US$522k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$132m | 21.6% |
| 2 | Indonesia | US$99m | 16.3% |
| 3 | Japan | US$96m | 15.7% |
| 4 | France | US$84m | 13.7% |
| 5 | Germany | US$67m | 11% |
| 6 | Taiwan | US$28m | 4.6% |
| 7 | Italy | US$26m | 4.2% |
| 8 | United States | US$20m | 3.2% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$8m | 1.3% |
| 10 |  Austria | US$6m | 0.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$187m | 30.6% |
| 2 | Germany | US$56m | 9.3% |
| 3 | Japan | US$49m | 8.1% |
| 4 | France | US$30m | 5% |
| 5 | China | US$26m | 4.3% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$26m | 4.3% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$18m | 2.9% |
| 8 | Austria | US$14m | 2.3% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$14m | 2.2% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$13m | 2.1% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 10%median duty
- 32number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 55%highest: Iran, Sudan, Algeria
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 20% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 10% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 15% | 12% – 22% | 2021 · HS 2012 |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 0% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 4.3% | 0% – 7% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 10% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 6.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 9% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 30% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 10% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 3.5% | 3.2% – 3.7% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 10% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 10% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 10% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 4.6%* | 2.8% – 7.2% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 7.5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 10% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 9% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 11% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 10% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 4% | 3% – 5% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 15% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 10% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 10% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 10% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0.4%* | 0.2% – 0.6% | 2023 |
 Syria | 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 10% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 13% | 13% – 14% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 2% | 2023 | |
| United States | 1.3% | 0% – 4.9% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 3% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.2% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 89823 Other wind musical instruments (e.g., clarinets, trumpets, bagpipes)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 713202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 38330 Wind musical instruments (including pipe organs, accordians and brass-wind instruments)
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 3220 Manufacture of musical instruments
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9205.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 9205.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 9205.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 9203.00, 9204.10, 9204.20, 9205.90 | changed |
| 1996 | 9203.00, 9204.10, 9204.20, 9205.90 | changed |
| 1992 | 9203.00, 9204.10, 9204.20, 9205.90 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 5
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N357682 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an Irish whistle from Australia
- N353281 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a wooden alphorn from Switzerland, Germany, or Austria
- N343556 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a concertina from Ireland
- N339411 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a wooden Alphorn from Switzerland
- N301478 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a melodica from China
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 9205.90 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 9205.90 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is between 3.2% and 3.7% (average 3.5%).
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 £12.1m (up 6% on the year before), at an average of £97.07 per kg; China supplied 19%, followed by Japan.
World trade in these goods reached US$611m in 2024, up 0.3% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 21.6% of the total, ahead of Indonesia.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for wind musical instruments: other?
Wind musical instruments: other fall under HS subheading 9205.90, part of heading 9205, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on wind musical instruments: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9205.90 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 wind musical instruments: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9205.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.2% to 3.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most wind musical instruments: other?
China, with US$132m in 2024 (21.6% 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 (19%), Japan (15%) and France (15%), out of total imports of £12.1m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.