Subheading · Chapter 92 · Heading 9209

9209.92

9209.92: Parts and accessories for the musical instruments of heading 9202

9209.92 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

Customs duty 2% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 9209 92 00 00 Parts and accessories for the musical instruments of heading 9202 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
    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)—2%
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£5.5m+8.2% · previous 12 months
Average import price£37.17 per kg
Jan 2024: £436kFeb 2024: £284kMar 2024: £443kApr 2024: £440kMay 2024: £480kJun 2024: £386kJul 2024: £392kAug 2024: £419kSept 2024: £355kOct 2024: £496kNov 2024: £508kDec 2024: £418kJan 2025: £450kFeb 2025: £470kMar 2025: £338kApr 2025: £469kMay 2025: £454kJun 2025: £352kJul 2025: £446kAug 2025: £286kSept 2025: £389kOct 2025: £539kNov 2025: £601kDec 2025: £491kJan 2026: £444kFeb 2026: £484kMar 2026: £442kApr 2026: £536kMay 2026: £349kJun 2026: £398kJul 2026: £452kAug 2026: £330k 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
United States £1.8m 33.7% +16.1%
China £1.8m 33.4% +2%
Germany £606k 11.1% +22.2%
Japan £336k 6.2% +4.2%
France £138k 2.5% +14.7%
Italy £130k 2.4% -10.7%
Canada £93k 1.7% -45.8%
India £79k 1.4% +50.1%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

9209.92 · US$213m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$37kUS$37k+US$506k+US$3m+> US$10m

Exports: 120
  1. China: US$64m
  2. United States: US$37m
  3. Germany: US$26m
  4. Canada: US$10m
  5. South Korea: US$10m
  6. Taiwan: US$9m
  7. France: US$8m
  8. India: US$6m
  9. Spain: US$4m
  10. Japan: US$4m
  11. Italy: US$4m
  12. Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
  13. Mexico: US$3m
  14. United Kingdom: US$2m
  15. Brazil: US$2m
  16. Austria: US$2m
  17. South Africa: US$2m
  18. Sweden: US$2m
  19. Netherlands: US$2m
  20. Poland: US$1m
  21. Czechia: US$1m
  22. Belgium: US$932k
  23. Indonesia: US$813k
  24. Portugal: US$773k
  25. Switzerland: US$719k
  26. Vietnam: US$606k
  27. Singapore: US$549k
  28. Greece: US$506k
  29. Slovenia: US$478k
  30. Australia: US$398k
  31. Slovakia: US$319k
  32. Malaysia: US$290k
  33. Denmark: US$285k
  34. Bulgaria: US$239k
  35. Finland: US$178k
  36. Serbia: US$163k
  37. Romania: US$162k
  38. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$147k
  39. Chile: US$140k
  40. Lithuania: US$127k
  41. Pakistan: US$115k
  42. New Zealand: US$112k
  43. Croatia: US$110k
  44. Türkiye: US$109k
  45. Hungary: US$103k
  46. Ireland: US$81k
  47. Cameroon: US$71k
  48. Israel: US$66k
  49. Côte d’Ivoire: US$63k
  50. United Arab Emirates: US$58k
  51. Thailand: US$50k
  52. Montenegro: US$50k
  53. Norway: US$44k
  54. Latvia: US$43k
  55. Belarus: US$40k
  56. Nicaragua: US$37k
  57. Argentina: US$35k
  58. Russia: US$32k
  59. Philippines: US$28k
  60. Egypt: US$27k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$64m 29.9%
2 United States US$37m 17.5%
3 Germany US$26m 12%
4 Canada US$10m 4.9%
5 South Korea US$10m 4.6%
6 Taiwan US$9m 4.1%
7 France US$8m 3.8%
8 India US$6m 2.8%
9 Spain US$4m 2%
10 Japan US$4m 2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$43m 20.1%
2 Indonesia US$16m 7.5%
3 Japan US$14m 6.7%
4 Germany US$14m 6.4%
5 France US$11m 5%
6 China US$9m 4.4%
7 Netherlands US$8m 3.7%
8 South Korea US$8m 3.6%
9 United Kingdom US$8m 3.5%
10 Mexico US$7m 3.5%

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.

  • N348916 U.S. CBP 22 May 2025 · 9209.92.80.00

    The tariff classification the “Stringprotech” from China

  • N340584 U.S. CBP 21 June 2024 · 9209.92.80.00

    The tariff classification of a guitar headstock support tool from China

  • N282208 U.S. CBP 12 January 2017 · 9209.92.80.00

    The tariff classification of a guitar strap from China

Subheading 9209.92 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 2%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 9209.92; 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 £5.5m (up 8% on the year before), at an average of £37.17 per kg; United States supplied 34%, followed by China.

World trade in these goods reached US$213m in 2024, down 0.5% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 29.9% of the total, ahead of the United States.

Products classified here

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for parts and accessories for the musical instruments of heading 9202?

Parts and accessories for the musical instruments of heading 9202 fall under HS subheading 9209.92, part of heading 9209, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on parts and accessories for the musical instruments… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9209.92 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 and accessories for the musical instruments… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9209.92 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 and accessories for the musical instruments…?

China, with US$64m in 2024 (29.9% 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 (34%), China (33%) and Germany (11%), out of total imports of £5.5m.