Subheading · Chapter 92 · Heading 9206
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.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 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
- 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | |
| 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 | £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
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$20kUS$20k+US$311k+US$4m+> US$28m
Exports: 162
- China: US$191m
- Germany: US$74m
- United States: US$51m
- Taiwan: US$37m
- Netherlands: US$28m
- Thailand: US$19m
- Japan: US$18m
- Canada: US$16m
- Türkiye: US$14m
- France: US$11m
- Switzerland: US$9m
- Indonesia: US$8m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- India: US$5m
- Nepal: US$4m
- Spain: US$4m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Poland: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- South Korea: US$978k
- Bulgaria: US$923k
- Mali: US$862k
- Denmark: US$804k
- Lithuania: US$671k
- Russia: US$638k
- Egypt: US$551k
- Chile: US$546k
- Ghana: US$511k
- Austria: US$485k
- Slovakia: US$407k
- South Africa: US$363k
- Iran: US$348k
- Greece: US$319k
- Australia: US$311k
- Mexico: US$304k
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$291k
- Singapore: US$276k
- Israel: US$262k
- Slovenia: US$256k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$223k
- Portugal: US$219k
- Moldova: US$217k
- Peru: US$215k
- Hungary: US$199k
- Guinea: US$186k
- Vietnam: US$182k
- Romania: US$151k
- Colombia: US$133k
- Senegal: US$125k
- Armenia: US$119k
- Panama: US$118k
- United Arab Emirates: US$108k
- Finland: US$98k
- Ireland: US$95k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$143kUS$143k+US$1m+US$5m+> US$13m
Imports: 204
- United States: US$128m
- Germany: US$68m
- France: US$22m
- United Kingdom: US$21m
- Netherlands: US$19m
- Japan: US$16m
- Spain: US$13m
- Canada: US$12m
- China: US$12m
- Austria: US$11m
- Switzerland: US$11m
- South Korea: US$11m
- Australia: US$11m
- Brazil: US$9m
- Italy: US$9m
- Poland: US$8m
- Philippines: US$7m
- Mexico: US$6m
- Belgium: US$6m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Guatemala: US$5m
- Chile: US$5m
- Singapore: US$5m
- India: US$5m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- Vietnam: US$4m
- Russia: US$4m
- Norway: US$3m
- Nigeria: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Ghana: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Honduras: US$1m
- Panama: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Costa Rica: US$1m
- Dominican Republic: US$943k
- El Salvador: US$926k
- Ecuador: US$869k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
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.
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%.
Goods from 173 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard; 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 £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.
Which country exports the most percussion musical instruments?
China, with US$191m in 2024 (36.5% 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 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 (41%), United States (18%) and Germany (10%), out of total imports of £15.4m.