Subheading · Chapter 92 · Heading 9206

9206.00

9206.00: Percussion musical instruments (for example, drums, xylophones, cymbals, castanets, maracas)

9206.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 9206, percussion musical instruments, chapter 92.

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Importing into UK

Customs duty standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 5
VAT 20% import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 9206 00 00 00 Percussion musical instruments (for example, drums, xylophones, cymbals, castanets, maracas)

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)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—
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£15.4m+3.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£14.80 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.1mFeb 2024: £810kMar 2024: £1mApr 2024: £1.2mMay 2024: £1mJun 2024: £1.3mJul 2024: £1.5mAug 2024: £1.3mSept 2024: £1.5mOct 2024: £1.5mNov 2024: £1.5mDec 2024: £1.3mJan 2025: £1.3mFeb 2025: £1mMar 2025: £1.1mApr 2025: £967kMay 2025: £1.1mJun 2025: £1.2mJul 2025: £1.3mAug 2025: £1.2mSept 2025: £1.2mOct 2025: £1.7mNov 2025: £1.8mDec 2025: £1.4mJan 2026: £1.1mFeb 2026: £1.1mMar 2026: £1.2mApr 2026: £1.3mMay 2026: £1.3mJun 2026: £1.3mJul 2026: £1.1mAug 2026: £1m 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 £6.4m 41.2% -0.2%
United States £2.8m 17.8% +1.7%
Germany £1.6m 10.1% +0.6%
Türkiye £819k 5.3% +9.2%
Taiwan £748k 4.8% -5.4%
Switzerland £447k 2.9% +38.2%
Netherlands £437k 2.8% +46.1%
France £308k 2% +50%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

9206.00 · US$523m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$20kUS$20k+US$311k+US$4m+> US$28m

Exports: 162
  1. China: US$191m
  2. Germany: US$74m
  3. United States: US$51m
  4. Taiwan: US$37m
  5. Netherlands: US$28m
  6. Thailand: US$19m
  7. Japan: US$18m
  8. Canada: US$16m
  9. Türkiye: US$14m
  10. France: US$11m
  11. Switzerland: US$9m
  12. Indonesia: US$8m
  13. United Kingdom: US$5m
  14. India: US$5m
  15. Nepal: US$4m
  16. Spain: US$4m
  17. Belgium: US$3m
  18. Poland: US$2m
  19. Italy: US$2m
  20. Malaysia: US$2m
  21. Pakistan: US$2m
  22. Serbia: US$2m
  23. Czechia: US$2m
  24. Sweden: US$1m
  25. Brazil: US$1m
  26. South Korea: US$978k
  27. Bulgaria: US$923k
  28. Mali: US$862k
  29. Denmark: US$804k
  30. Lithuania: US$671k
  31. Russia: US$638k
  32. Egypt: US$551k
  33. Chile: US$546k
  34. Ghana: US$511k
  35. Austria: US$485k
  36. Slovakia: US$407k
  37. South Africa: US$363k
  38. Iran: US$348k
  39. Greece: US$319k
  40. Australia: US$311k
  41. Mexico: US$304k
  42. Trinidad & Tobago: US$291k
  43. Singapore: US$276k
  44. Israel: US$262k
  45. Slovenia: US$256k
  46. Hong Kong SAR China: US$223k
  47. Portugal: US$219k
  48. Moldova: US$217k
  49. Peru: US$215k
  50. Hungary: US$199k
  51. Guinea: US$186k
  52. Vietnam: US$182k
  53. Romania: US$151k
  54. Colombia: US$133k
  55. Senegal: US$125k
  56. Armenia: US$119k
  57. Panama: US$118k
  58. United Arab Emirates: US$108k
  59. Finland: US$98k
  60. Ireland: US$95k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$191m 36.5%
2 Germany US$74m 14.2%
3 United States US$51m 9.8%
4 Taiwan US$37m 7%
5 Netherlands US$28m 5.4%
6 Thailand US$19m 3.5%
7 Japan US$18m 3.4%
8 Canada US$16m 3.1%
9 Türkiye US$14m 2.7%
10 France US$11m 2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$128m 24.5%
2 Germany US$68m 13%
3 France US$22m 4.1%
4 United Kingdom US$21m 4%
5 Netherlands US$19m 3.6%
6 Japan US$16m 3%
7 Spain US$13m 2.4%
8 Canada US$12m 2.3%
9 China US$12m 2.2%
10 Austria US$11m 2.2%

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
  • 31number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 55%highest: Iran, Sudan, Algeria

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 20% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 2% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 15% 10% – 20% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 5% 2023
Aruba 22% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 0% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 15% 10% – 20% 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 3% 0% – 6% 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 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 15% 10% – 20% 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) 3.2% 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 15% 10% – 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 10% 2023
Guinea 10% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 10% 2023
Guyana 15% 10% – 20% 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 15% 10% – 20% 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 5.1%* 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 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 15% 10% – 20% 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 7% 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 18% 10% – 25% 2023
St Lucia 15% 10% – 20% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 10% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 15% 10% – 20% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 15% 10% – 20% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 2.9%* 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 15% 10% – 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 13% 2023
Tuvalu 9% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 10% 2023
Ukraine 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 2% 2023
United States 2.5% 0% – 5.3% 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
89824 Percussion musical instruments (e.g., drums, xylophones, cymbals, castanets, maracas)
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 713202
CPC 2.1 product
38350 Other musical instruments (including percussion instruments, musical boxes and fairground organs); decoy calls; whistles, call horns and other mouth-blown sound signalling instruments
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
3220 Manufacture of musical instruments

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20179206.00unchanged
20129206.00unchanged
20079206.00unchanged
20029206.00unchanged
19969206.00unchanged
19929206.00unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 2

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.

  • N284655 U.S. CBP 19 April 2017 · 9206.00.20.00

    The tariff classification of a children’s drum set from China

  • N272573 U.S. CBP 9 March 2016 · 9206.00.40.00

    The tariff classification of a crotales from Canada

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 9206.00; the duty is 3.2%.

Subheading 9206.00 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the duty is 3.2%.

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 £15.4m (up 3% on the year before), at an average of £14.80 per kg; China supplied 41%, followed by United States.

World trade in these goods reached US$523m in 2024, up 2.1% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 36.5% of the total, ahead of Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for percussion musical instruments (for example, drums, xylophones, cymbals, castanets, maracas)?

Percussion musical instruments (for example, drums, xylophones, cymbals, castanets, maracas) fall under HS subheading 9206.00, part of heading 9206, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on percussion musical instruments in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9206.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on percussion musical instruments in Türkiye?

Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 9206.00 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 percussion musical instruments?

China, with US$191m in 2024 (36.5% of world exports).

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 (41%), United States (18%) and Germany (10%), out of total imports of £15.4m.

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