Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 9208.90

9208.90.00

9208.90.00: Music boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs: other

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 9208 Music boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs, mechanical singing birds, musical saws and other musical instruments not falling within any other heading of this chapter; decoy calls of all kinds; whistles, call horns and other mouth-blown sound signaling instruments:
  2. 9208.90.00 Other

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 5.3% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

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 dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 7.5%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 1 September 2019
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.15

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—5.3%
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus40%

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

Subdivisions

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

Same subheading in other tariffs

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

UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 3.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 3.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Canada 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 16.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 18% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 5% – 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% GCC 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Binding rulings for similar goods

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.

  • N324977 U.S. CBP 4 April 2022 · 9208.90.00.80

    The tariff classification of party favors from China.

  • H287801 U.S. CBP 20 August 2018 · 9208.90.00.80

    Application for Further Review of Protest No. 4701-16-100449; Classification; Israel Free Trade Agreement

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 92 →

HTS code 9208.90.00 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 9208.90 (musical boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs: other).

The general duty is 5.3%.

2 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 3.2%, the Türkiye duty is 3.2%, the Canada duty is 6%, the Mexico duty is 35%, the Brazil duty is 16.2%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 5%–10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 9% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 9208.90 worth US$9m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 9208.90.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 5.3%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 9208.90.00 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A*,AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 9208.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$5m), followed by Canada.

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