Subheading · Chapter 92 · Heading 9209
9209.30: Parts (for example, mechanisms for musical boxes): musical instrument strings
Official description Musical instrument strings
9209.30 is a six-digit subheading of heading 9209, parts (for example, mechanisms for musical boxes) and accessories (for example…, chapter 92.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9209 30 00 00 Musical instrument strings 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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
Import requirements 3
- 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £6.3m | 66.3% | +22.3% |
 Germany | £839k | 8.9% | +13.2% |
 Austria | £831k | 8.8% | +10.8% |
 Denmark | £426k | 4.5% | +10.1% |
 China | £317k | 3.3% | -25.6% |
 Mexico | £315k | 3.3% | -11.6% |
 Ireland | £97k | 1% | +33% |
 Italy | £96k | 1% | -37.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free – 4.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.3% Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 14.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% – 25% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 17.8% 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 3.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$18kUS$18k+US$699k+US$5m+> US$34m
Exports: 104
- United States: US$100m
- Germany: US$44m
- Austria: US$34m
- China: US$19m
- Denmark: US$11m
- France: US$9m
- Croatia: US$9m
- Mexico: US$8m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- Italy: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$974k
- Bulgaria: US$869k
- Ireland: US$861k
- Japan: US$733k
- Belgium: US$710k
- Argentina: US$707k
- Slovenia: US$699k
- Slovakia: US$599k
- Indonesia: US$519k
- South Korea: US$506k
- Australia: US$432k
- Brazil: US$328k
- Türkiye: US$289k
- Canada: US$279k
- Pakistan: US$278k
- Taiwan: US$144k
- Finland: US$143k
- Latvia: US$122k
- Portugal: US$114k
- Hungary: US$107k
- Romania: US$102k
- India: US$99k
- Russia: US$78k
- Greece: US$74k
- Switzerland: US$51k
- Thailand: US$43k
- Malaysia: US$42k
- Chile: US$42k
- Uruguay: US$28k
- Norway: US$20k
- Vietnam: US$18k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$15k
- Serbia: US$14k
- New Zealand: US$13k
- Bahrain: US$11k
- South Africa: US$9k
- Peru: US$8k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$7k
- Ecuador: US$7k
- United Arab Emirates: US$6k
- Armenia: US$5k
- Kazakhstan: US$4k
- Bangladesh: US$4k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$65kUS$65k+US$906k+US$5m+> US$11m
Imports: 185
- Germany: US$26m
- Japan: US$25m
- United States: US$19m
- France: US$13m
- China: US$13m
- United Kingdom: US$11m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$11m
- Canada: US$11m
- South Korea: US$10m
- Croatia: US$10m
- Spain: US$8m
- Poland: US$7m
- Australia: US$7m
- Netherlands: US$6m
- Italy: US$6m
- Indonesia: US$6m
- Austria: US$6m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Mexico: US$4m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- Finland: US$2m
- Chile: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Norway: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Peru: US$958k
- Argentina: US$906k
- Vietnam: US$851k
- Colombia: US$811k
- New Zealand: US$797k
- United Arab Emirates: US$662k
- Serbia: US$659k
- Philippines: US$585k
- South Africa: US$504k
- Ukraine: US$500k
- Hungary: US$436k
- Guatemala: US$399k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$370k
- Latvia: US$366k
- Saudi Arabia: US$356k
- Belarus: US$344k
- Lithuania: US$331k
- Costa Rica: US$331k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$100m | 37.7% |
| 2 | Germany | US$44m | 16.8% |
| 3 | Austria | US$34m | 12.8% |
| 4 | China | US$19m | 7.1% |
| 5 | Denmark | US$11m | 4.1% |
| 6 |  France | US$9m | 3.6% |
| 7 |  Croatia | US$9m | 3.3% |
| 8 | Mexico | US$8m | 3.1% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$5m | 1.9% |
| 10 | Italy | US$5m | 1.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$26m | 9.8% |
| 2 | Japan | US$25m | 9.5% |
| 3 | United States | US$19m | 7.1% |
| 4 | France | US$13m | 4.8% |
| 5 | China | US$13m | 4.8% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$11m | 4.3% |
| 7 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$11m | 4.1% |
| 8 | Canada | US$11m | 4% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$10m | 3.8% |
| 10 | Croatia | US$10m | 3.6% |
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.
- 8%median duty
- 35number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 32%highest: Iran, Algeria, Cameroon
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data 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 | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 2.3% | 0% – 4.5% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 5% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 14% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 5% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 10% | 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 | 0.5%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 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 | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 10% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0.4%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 7% | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 2% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 3% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 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
- 8989 Parts & accessories of musical instruments (e.g., mechanisms for music boxes, perforated cards, discs & rolls for mechanical instruments); metronomes, tuning-forks & pitch-pipes of all kinds
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 711220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 38360 Parts and accessories of musical instruments; metronomes, tuning forks and pitch pipes
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 3220 Manufacture of musical instruments
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9209.30 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 9209.30 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 9209.30 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 9209.30 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 9209.30 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 9209.30 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Subheading 9209.30 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 9209.30; the duty is 2.7%.
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 £9.5m (up 15% on the year before), at an average of £112.73 per kg; United States supplied 66%, followed by Germany.
World trade in these goods reached US$264m in 2024, up 10% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 37.7% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for parts (for example, mechanisms for musical boxes): musical instrument strings?
Parts (for example, mechanisms for musical boxes): musical instrument strings fall under HS subheading 9209.30, part of heading 9209, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on parts (for example, mechanisms for musical… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9209.30 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 parts (for example, mechanisms for musical… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9209.30 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 parts (for example, mechanisms for musical…?
The United States, with US$100m in 2024 (37.7% 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 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 United States (66%), Germany (9%) and Austria (9%), out of total imports of £9.5m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.