Subheading · Chapter 92 · Heading 9208

9208.10

9208.10: Musical boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs: musical boxes

Official description Musical boxes

Subheading 9208.10 belongs to heading 9208 (musical boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs, mechanical singing…) in chapter 92.

What you pay

Importing into UK

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

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  1. 9208 10 00 00 Musical boxes Free

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 2

  • 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 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)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
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£2.4m-10% · previous 12 months
Average import price£9.33 per kg
Jan 2024: £49kFeb 2024: £38kMar 2024: £43kApr 2024: £59kMay 2024: £118kJun 2024: £160kJul 2024: £97kAug 2024: £212kSept 2024: £394kOct 2024: £1.1mNov 2024: £226kDec 2024: £147kJan 2025: £66kFeb 2025: £189kMar 2025: £131kApr 2025: £26kMay 2025: £47kJun 2025: £70kJul 2025: £161kAug 2025: £130kSept 2025: £587kOct 2025: £362kNov 2025: £211kDec 2025: £39kJan 2026: £49kFeb 2026: £76kMar 2026: £32kApr 2026: £19kMay 2026: £64kJun 2026: £230kJul 2026: £112kAug 2026: £605k 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 96.7% -10.3%
Japan £38k 1.6% +1,305.9%
Poland £11k 0.5% +75,566.7%
United States £11k 0.5% +237%
Netherlands £7k 0.3% —
Germany £6k 0.2% +266%
India £3k 0.1% —
Italy £2k 0.1% -82.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

9208.10 · US$75m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$17kUS$17k+US$181k+US$674k+> US$3m

Exports: 93
  1. China: US$48m
  2. Saudi Arabia: US$11m
  3. Germany: US$3m
  4. Switzerland: US$2m
  5. France: US$2m
  6. India: US$1m
  7. United States: US$1m
  8. Italy: US$742k
  9. Singapore: US$674k
  10. Hong Kong SAR China: US$620k
  11. Japan: US$506k
  12. United Kingdom: US$500k
  13. Netherlands: US$458k
  14. Philippines: US$443k
  15. Bulgaria: US$395k
  16. Belgium: US$245k
  17. Spain: US$234k
  18. Denmark: US$228k
  19. Canada: US$188k
  20. United Arab Emirates: US$183k
  21. Poland: US$181k
  22. Czechia: US$137k
  23. Romania: US$131k
  24. Croatia: US$131k
  25. Taiwan: US$130k
  26. South Korea: US$93k
  27. Brazil: US$82k
  28. Pakistan: US$67k
  29. Indonesia: US$65k
  30. Türkiye: US$58k
  31. Qatar: US$54k
  32. Australia: US$43k
  33. Lithuania: US$42k
  34. Russia: US$41k
  35. Vietnam: US$37k
  36. Austria: US$31k
  37. South Africa: US$25k
  38. Greece: US$24k
  39. Sweden: US$22k
  40. Norway: US$21k
  41. El Salvador: US$17k
  42. Chile: US$17k
  43. Thailand: US$17k
  44. Ukraine: US$12k
  45. Slovakia: US$10k
  46. Ireland: US$10k
  47. Israel: US$9k
  48. Finland: US$9k
  49. Malaysia: US$8k
  50. Slovenia: US$7k
  51. Kuwait: US$6k
  52. Serbia: US$6k
  53. Portugal: US$6k
  54. New Zealand: US$6k
  55. Macao SAR China: US$5k
  56. Estonia: US$4k
  57. Kazakhstan: US$4k
  58. Bahrain: US$4k
  59. Hungary: US$4k
  60. Tanzania: US$4k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$48m 63.7%
2 Saudi Arabia US$11m 14.1%
3 Germany US$3m 4%
4 Switzerland US$2m 2.6%
5 France US$2m 2.3%
6 India US$1m 1.9%
7 United States US$1m 1.9%
8 Italy US$742k 1%
9 Singapore US$674k 0.9%
10 Hong Kong SAR China US$620k 0.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$20m 27.3%
2 United Arab Emirates US$11m 15.3%
3 Germany US$5m 6.7%
4 United Kingdom US$4m 4.8%
5 France US$3m 4.4%
6 South Korea US$3m 3.4%
7 Italy US$2m 2.9%
8 Netherlands US$2m 2.8%
9 Japan US$2m 2.6%
10 Australia US$1m 1.8%

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
  • 29number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 55%highest: Iran, Kiribati, Sudan

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 10% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 5% 2023
Aruba 12% 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 10% 2023
Benin 10% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 0% 2022
Bolivia 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 10% 2023
Burundi 10% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 6% 2023
Cape Verde 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 10% 2023
Colombia 5% 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 30% 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) 2.7% 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 40% 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 2.5%* 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 15% 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 8% 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 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 2%* 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% 2023
Tuvalu 9% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 10% 2023
Ukraine 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 3.2% 2023
Uruguay 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 15% 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
89829 Music boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs, mechanical singing birds, musical saws & other musical instruments, n.e.s.; decoy calls of all kinds; whistles, call horns & other mouth-blown sound signaling instruments
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
20179208.10unchanged
20129208.10unchanged
20079208.10unchanged
20029208.10unchanged
19969208.10unchanged
19929208.10unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 3

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.

  • N335478 U.S. CBP 28 September 2023 · 9208.10.00.00

    The tariff classification of the “Happy Loop” music box with note cards from China

  • N279918 U.S. CBP 21 October 2016 · 9208.10.00.00

    The tariff classification of the “21-Piece Peanuts Display” assortment from China

  • 600009978 HMRC 28 March 2024 – 27 March 2027 · 9208 10 00 00

    A musical tin. The item has a lid and base, made from iron and coated with tin plate. The musical element comes from a manual mechanism underneath which when wound by hand plays a musical tune. Approximate size 87mm x 87mm x 125 mm H. The musical tin is shipped empty to a manufacturing site in the…

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 9208.10; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 9208.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2.7%.

173 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.

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

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £2.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 10% on the year before); China supplied 97%, followed by Japan.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$75m (+1.3% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$48m), followed by Saudi Arabia.

Products classified here

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for musical boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs: musical boxes?

Musical boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs: musical boxes fall under HS subheading 9208.10, part of heading 9208, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on musical boxes, fairground organs, mechanical… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9208.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on musical boxes, fairground organs, mechanical… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9208.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most musical boxes, fairground organs, mechanical…?

China, with US$48m in 2024 (63.7% 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 Free 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 (97%), Japan (2%) and Poland (1%), out of total imports of £2.4m.

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