Subheading · Section XVIII

9208.90: Musical boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs: other

9208.90

Official description Other

  • FreeUK
  • 3.2%EU
  • 50%Türkiye
  • 5.3%USA
  • US$65.1mWorld trade in 2024

Subheading 9208.90 belongs to heading 9208 (musical boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs, mechanical singing…) in chapter 92.

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 9208.90; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 9208.90 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 3.2%.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for subheading 9208.90; the statutory rate is 50%.

Subheading 9208.90 is a single line in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, where the duty is 5.3%.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$65.1m (+9.7% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$31m), followed by the United States.

The biggest buyer was the United States, with imports of US$9.4m.

The United Kingdom ranked 5th among 117 exporters with US$3.1m; its largest buyer was Germany.

The United Kingdom imported US$3m, most of it from China.

Duty rates compared

UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 3.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line USA 5.3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 9208 90 00 00 Other Free

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 9208 90 00 Other 3.2%—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 9208.90.00.00.00 Diğerleri 50%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 9208.90.00 Other 5.3%
  2. 9208.90.00.40 Musical instruments No.
  3. 9208.90.00.80 Other No.

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

9208.90 · US$65.1m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$39.9kUS$39.9k+US$259.6k+US$554k+> US$3.7m

Exports: 117
  1. China: US$31m
  2. United States: US$6.7m
  3. Canada: US$4.1m
  4. Germany: US$3.7m
  5. United Kingdom: US$3.1m
  6. Taiwan: US$3m
  7. France: US$1.4m
  8. Japan: US$1.3m
  9. Malaysia: US$1.2m
  10. Italy: US$587.9k
  11. Bulgaria: US$554k
  12. India: US$543.4k
  13. Poland: US$530k
  14. Slovenia: US$511.8k
  15. Pakistan: US$482.7k
  16. Singapore: US$450.1k
  17. Spain: US$425.3k
  18. Netherlands: US$398.2k
  19. Sweden: US$383.3k
  20. Hong Kong SAR China: US$372.2k
  21. Austria: US$369.8k
  22. South Korea: US$353.8k
  23. Czechia: US$315.9k
  24. Hungary: US$298.7k
  25. Thailand: US$281.4k
  26. Israel: US$259.6k
  27. Indonesia: US$223.8k
  28. Vietnam: US$167.8k
  29. Slovakia: US$159k
  30. Denmark: US$157.8k
  31. Belgium: US$143.6k
  32. South Africa: US$142.9k
  33. Morocco: US$130.9k
  34. Türkiye: US$115.4k
  35. Nepal: US$99.9k
  36. Russia: US$95.2k
  37. Portugal: US$79.4k
  38. Switzerland: US$76.6k
  39. Australia: US$68.5k
  40. Chile: US$65.2k
  41. Sri Lanka: US$59.2k
  42. New Zealand: US$55k
  43. Lithuania: US$54.1k
  44. Greece: US$47.5k
  45. Latvia: US$44.8k
  46. Ireland: US$44.1k
  47. Finland: US$43k
  48. Kazakhstan: US$42.5k
  49. Romania: US$42.3k
  50. Norway: US$40.5k
  51. Peru: US$39.9k
  52. Brazil: US$28.4k
  53. Mexico: US$23.6k
  54. Estonia: US$13.3k
  55. Mauritius: US$12.9k
  56. Ukraine: US$12.9k
  57. United Arab Emirates: US$10.9k
  58. Iceland: US$10k
  59. Serbia: US$9.5k
  60. Egypt: US$7.6k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$31m 47.7%
2 United States US$6.7m 10.2%
3 Canada US$4.1m 6.2%
4 Germany US$3.7m 5.7%
5 United Kingdom US$3.1m 4.7%
6 Taiwan US$3m 4.6%
7 France US$1.4m 2.1%
8 Japan US$1.3m 2%
9 Malaysia US$1.2m 1.8%
10 Italy US$587.9k 0.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$9.4m 14.5%
2 Germany US$4.5m 7%
3 Canada US$3.8m 5.9%
4 Australia US$3.3m 5.1%
5 Japan US$3.3m 5%
6 Thailand US$3.2m 4.8%
7 United Kingdom US$3m 4.6%
8 France US$3m 4.6%
9 Netherlands US$2m 3.1%
10 South Korea US$1.7m 2.6%

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Questions and answers

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

Musical boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs: other fall under HS subheading 9208.90, 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 9208.90 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 9208.90 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 musical boxes, fairground organs, mechanical…?

China, with US$31m in 2024 (47.7% of world exports).