Other string musical instruments (for example, guitars, violins, harps)
Chapter: Musical instruments. MFN tariff rates, zero-rate jurisdictions, FTA preferences, and import permit/compliance requirements across 13 customs authorities for HS Heading 9202.
China export rebate for a subheading under this heading (GACC data). Verify per-code on detail page; rates may vary by subheading.
Cross-jurisdiction matrix
Tariff = primary MFN/BCD column; compliance = LARTAS, FDA permits, BIS, TISI, prohibition lists etc.
| ISO | Country | Codes | MFN range | Zero | FTA | Permits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | United States | 4 | 3.2% – 8.7% | — | Yes | None | Browse → |
| IN | India | 2 | 10% – 10% | — | — | 2 | Browse → |
| ID | Indonesia | 2 | 10% – 15% | — | Yes | None | Browse → |
| MY | Malaysia | 2 | 0% – 0% | 2 | Yes | None | Browse → |
| PH | Philippines | 2 | — | — | — | None | Browse → |
| TH | Thailand | 2 | 40% – 40% | — | Yes | 1 | Browse → |
| VN | Vietnam | 2 | 4.5% – 4.5% | — | Yes | None | Browse → |
| JP | Japan | 3 | — | 3 | Yes | None | Browse → |
| KR | Korea | 6 | 8% – 8% | — | Yes | None | Browse → |
| AU | Australia | 2 | 5% – 5% | 1 | Yes | None | Browse → |
| GB | United Kingdom | 4 | 2% – 2% | — | — | None | Browse → |
| BR | Brazil | 2 | 16.2% – 16.2% | — | — | None | Browse → |
| MX | Mexico | 4 | 10% – 15% | — | — | None | Browse → |
| CN | China | 6 | 10% – 10% | — | — | 6 | Browse → |
Drill down to 6-digit subheadings
2 WCO subheadings under this heading. Click any to see 6-digit cross-country tariff detail.
HS Legal Notes · Chapter 92
Chapter and Section Notes are the legal basis of HS classification (GIR Rule 1), overriding intuitive readings of heading texts.
Chapter 92 Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
a. parts of general use, as defined in note 2 to Section XV, of base metal (Section XV), or similar goods of plastics (Chapter 39);
b. microphones, amplifiers, loud speakers, headphones, switches, stroboscopes and other accessory instruments, apparatus or equipment of Chapter 85 or 90, for use with but not incorporated in or housed in the same cabinet as instruments of this chapter;
c. toy instruments and apparatus (heading 9503);
d. brushes for cleaning musical instruments (heading 9603), or monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles (heading 9620); or
e. collectors' pieces or antiques (heading 9705 or 9706).
2. Bows and sticks and similar devices used in playing the musical instruments of heading 9202 or 9206 presented with such instruments in numbers normal thereto and clearly intended for use therewith, are to be classified in the same heading as the relative instruments.
Cards, discs and rolls of heading 9209 presented with an instrument are to be treated as separate articles and not as forming a part of such instrument.
Source: HS legal notes as enacted (via UK Trade Tariff official publication)