Subheading · Chapter 92 · Heading 9205

9205.90

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

Customs duty 2% standard rate · across 4 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 5
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 9205 90 00 00 Other
  2. 9205 90 10 00 Accordions and similar instruments 2%p/st
  3. 9205 90 30 00 Mouth organs 2%p/st
  4. 9205 90 50 00 Keyboard pipe organs; harmoniums and similar keyboard instruments with free metal reeds 2%
  5. 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
    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)
  • 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 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£12.1m+6.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£97.07 per kg
Jan 2024: £700kFeb 2024: £969kMar 2024: £872kApr 2024: £684kMay 2024: £723kJun 2024: £997kJul 2024: £893kAug 2024: £648kSept 2024: £819kOct 2024: £1.2mNov 2024: £771kDec 2024: £1.1mJan 2025: £834kFeb 2025: £968kMar 2025: £903kApr 2025: £941kMay 2025: £1mJun 2025: £820kJul 2025: £970kAug 2025: £1mSept 2025: £1.1mOct 2025: £1.3mNov 2025: £1.1mDec 2025: £1mJan 2026: £790kFeb 2026: £1.3mMar 2026: £983kApr 2026: £954kMay 2026: £758kJun 2026: £955kJul 2026: £915kAug 2026: £873k 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 £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

World trade in 2024

9205.90 · US$610.7m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$28.2kUS$28.2k+US$427.3k+US$3.8m+> US$83.6m

Exports: 130
  1. China: US$132m
  2. Indonesia: US$99.5m
  3. Japan: US$95.8m
  4. France: US$83.6m
  5. Germany: US$67.4m
  6. Taiwan: US$28.1m
  7. Italy: US$25.5m
  8. United States: US$19.8m
  9. United Kingdom: US$7.8m
  10. Austria: US$5.6m
  11. Canada: US$5.1m
  12. Netherlands: US$4.7m
  13. Vietnam: US$3.8m
  14. Spain: US$3.4m
  15. Switzerland: US$3.1m
  16. South Korea: US$2.4m
  17. Slovenia: US$2.1m
  18. Czechia: US$2m
  19. Singapore: US$1.9m
  20. Philippines: US$1.9m
  21. India: US$1.8m
  22. Denmark: US$1.5m
  23. Sweden: US$1.2m
  24. Malaysia: US$1.1m
  25. Poland: US$858k
  26. Portugal: US$668.1k
  27. Peru: US$633.9k
  28. Pakistan: US$558.6k
  29. Norway: US$482.2k
  30. Hong Kong SAR China: US$433.3k
  31. Slovakia: US$427.3k
  32. Israel: US$426.7k
  33. Russia: US$405.8k
  34. Belgium: US$395.1k
  35. Australia: US$385.4k
  36. Tunisia: US$316.9k
  37. Ireland: US$267.7k
  38. South Africa: US$257.5k
  39. Armenia: US$251.9k
  40. North Korea: US$238k
  41. Andorra: US$233.3k
  42. Thailand: US$208.3k
  43. Lithuania: US$206k
  44. Croatia: US$199.4k
  45. New Zealand: US$174.3k
  46. Türkiye: US$172.4k
  47. Tanzania: US$164.7k
  48. Bulgaria: US$125.4k
  49. Romania: US$106.1k
  50. United Arab Emirates: US$99.3k
  51. Panama: US$88.7k
  52. Chile: US$85.8k
  53. Mexico: US$85.2k
  54. Hungary: US$85k
  55. Finland: US$76.3k
  56. Morocco: US$48.4k
  57. Greece: US$45.5k
  58. Iceland: US$42.4k
  59. Serbia: US$42.3k
  60. Trinidad & Tobago: US$29k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$132m 21.6%
2 Indonesia US$99.5m 16.3%
3 Japan US$95.8m 15.7%
4 France US$83.6m 13.7%
5 Germany US$67.4m 11%
6 Taiwan US$28.1m 4.6%
7 Italy US$25.5m 4.2%
8 United States US$19.8m 3.2%
9 United Kingdom US$7.8m 1.3%
10 Austria US$5.6m 0.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$186.8m 30.6%
2 Germany US$56.5m 9.3%
3 Japan US$49.4m 8.1%
4 France US$30.3m 5%
5 China US$26.4m 4.3%
6 South Korea US$26.2m 4.3%
7 Spain US$17.8m 2.9%
8 Austria US$14.1m 2.3%
9 United Kingdom US$13.7m 2.2%
10 Netherlands US$12.6m 2.1%

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 23 January 2026 · 9205.90.40.60

    The tariff classification of an Irish whistle from Australia

  • N353281 U.S. CBP 3 October 2025 · 9205.90.40.80

    The tariff classification of a wooden alphorn from Switzerland, Germany, or Austria

  • N343556 U.S. CBP 7 November 2024 · 9205.90.18.00

    The tariff classification of a concertina from Ireland

  • N339411 U.S. CBP 15 April 2024 · 9205.90.40.80

    The tariff classification of a wooden Alphorn from Switzerland

  • N301478 U.S. CBP 20 November 2018 · 9205.90.60.00

    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$610.7m 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.