Subheading · Chapter 92 · Heading 9209

9209.94

9209.94: Parts and accessories for the musical instruments of heading 9207

9209.94 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 94 00 00 Parts and accessories for the musical instruments of heading 9207 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£14.6m-0.9% · previous 12 months
Average import price£22.36 per kg
Jan 2024: £1mFeb 2024: £884kMar 2024: £1.2mApr 2024: £1.5mMay 2024: £851kJun 2024: £1mJul 2024: £1.6mAug 2024: £1.1mSept 2024: £1.2mOct 2024: £1.5mNov 2024: £1.2mDec 2024: £966kJan 2025: £1.3mFeb 2025: £1mMar 2025: £1.4mApr 2025: £1.2mMay 2025: £1.6mJun 2025: £1.1mJul 2025: £1.3mAug 2025: £1.1mSept 2025: £1.5mOct 2025: £1.7mNov 2025: £1.2mDec 2025: £1.3mJan 2026: £815kFeb 2026: £1.3mMar 2026: £1mApr 2026: £1.2mMay 2026: £898kJun 2026: £1.3mJul 2026: £1.3mAug 2026: £864k 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 £4.4m 29.8% +3.8%
China £3.7m 25.5% -17.9%
Malaysia £1m 7% +5%
Germany £770k 5.3% -35.5%
Italy £585k 4% +6.3%
Japan £391k 2.7% +1.1%
Canada £373k 2.6% +1.4%
Poland £369k 2.5% +77.8%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

9209.94 · US$488m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$33kUS$33k+US$705k+US$8m+> US$43m

Exports: 117
  1. China: US$106m
  2. United States: US$65m
  3. South Korea: US$52m
  4. Hong Kong SAR China: US$43m
  5. Germany: US$40m
  6. Malaysia: US$27m
  7. Japan: US$24m
  8. Italy: US$17m
  9. Indonesia: US$15m
  10. Canada: US$13m
  11. Taiwan: US$11m
  12. United Kingdom: US$8m
  13. Spain: US$7m
  14. Netherlands: US$7m
  15. France: US$7m
  16. Vietnam: US$5m
  17. Mexico: US$5m
  18. Belgium: US$5m
  19. Latvia: US$5m
  20. Poland: US$4m
  21. Sweden: US$3m
  22. Greece: US$3m
  23. Thailand: US$3m
  24. Denmark: US$2m
  25. Czechia: US$2m
  26. Lithuania: US$2m
  27. Estonia: US$1m
  28. Finland: US$716k
  29. Tunisia: US$705k
  30. Switzerland: US$672k
  31. Brazil: US$630k
  32. Austria: US$612k
  33. Singapore: US$592k
  34. Portugal: US$518k
  35. Australia: US$477k
  36. Romania: US$458k
  37. Hungary: US$422k
  38. Slovakia: US$324k
  39. India: US$324k
  40. Philippines: US$272k
  41. Ireland: US$202k
  42. Chile: US$169k
  43. Croatia: US$164k
  44. Israel: US$129k
  45. Türkiye: US$129k
  46. Russia: US$122k
  47. Bulgaria: US$119k
  48. Slovenia: US$97k
  49. Argentina: US$90k
  50. South Africa: US$87k
  51. Paraguay: US$85k
  52. New Zealand: US$82k
  53. Norway: US$63k
  54. United Arab Emirates: US$61k
  55. Ukraine: US$55k
  56. Kazakhstan: US$40k
  57. Cyprus: US$33k
  58. Bangladesh: US$27k
  59. Serbia: US$26k
  60. Mali: US$26k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$106m 21.7%
2 United States US$65m 13.2%
3 South Korea US$52m 10.6%
4 Hong Kong SAR China US$43m 8.7%
5 Germany US$40m 8.2%
6 Malaysia US$27m 5.5%
7 Japan US$24m 4.9%
8 Italy US$17m 3.5%
9 Indonesia US$15m 3.1%
10 Canada US$13m 2.6%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$86m 17.7%
2 Indonesia US$61m 12.5%
3 China US$47m 9.7%
4 Germany US$39m 8%
5 Japan US$26m 5.4%
6 United Kingdom US$18m 3.8%
7 Netherlands US$15m 3.1%
8 France US$14m 2.9%
9 South Korea US$12m 2.5%
10 Hong Kong SAR China US$11m 2.4%

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.

  • 7.5%median duty
  • 37number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 30%highest: Algeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic

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 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 2.5% 0% – 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 0% 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 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 14% 2023
Ecuador 0% 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 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 5% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 10% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 15% 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 2.5% 0% – 5% 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 0% 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 0.5%* 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 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 2% 2023
United States 4.2% 2.7% – 5.7% 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

HSCode
20179209.94unchanged
20129209.94unchanged
20079209.94unchanged
20029209.94unchanged
19969209.94unchanged
19929209.94unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 7

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.

  • N364379 U.S. CBP 10 September 2026 · 9209.94.80.00

    The tariff classification of the Eurorack modular synthesizer cases from Poland

  • N306340 U.S. CBP 4 October 2019 · 9209.94.80.00

    The tariff classification of the RockBoard Step Up kit from China

  • N305135 U.S. CBP 26 July 2019 · 9209.94.80.00

    The tariff classification of the “RockBoard BigToe Footswitch Topper” and the “RockBoard StomPete Footswitch Topper” from China

  • N305136 U.S. CBP 26 July 2019 · 9209.94.80.00

    The tariff classification of the “RockBoard QuickMount” from China

  • N305056 U.S. CBP 25 July 2019 · 9209.94.80.00

    The tariff classification of the “RockBoard Dampers” from China

  • N305057 U.S. CBP 25 July 2019 · 9209.94.80.00

    The tariff classification of the “RockBoard PedalSafe” kit and the “RockBoard PedalSafe” covers from China

7 rulings in total for this code

Subheading 9209.94 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 2%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 9209.94; 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 £14.6m (down 1% on the year before), at an average of £22.36 per kg; United States supplied 30%, followed by China.

World trade in these goods reached US$488m in 2024, up 5.2% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 21.7% 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 9207?

Parts and accessories for the musical instruments of heading 9207 fall under HS subheading 9209.94, 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 9209.94 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 9209.94 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$106m in 2024 (21.7% 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 (30%), China (26%) and Malaysia (7%), out of total imports of £14.6m.

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