Pianos, including player pianos; harpsichords and other keyboard stringed instruments
12 declarable lines
Heading 9201 covers acoustic pianos, including player pianos, plus harpsichords and other keyboard stringed instruments. It splits first by type: upright pianos in 9201.10, grand pianos in 9201.20, and all other keyboard stringed instruments in 9201.90. Upright and grand lines then break out used instruments and divide new ones by case height or case length, while the other line carries a single rate.
Products in this heading
- Acoustic upright piano with a 48 inch case
- Baby grand piano under 152.40 cm in length
- Concert grand piano 195.58 cm or longer
- Used grand piano imported for resale
- Player piano with built in reproducing mechanism
- Harpsichord
- Clavichord
- Spinet style upright piano
How to choose the right subheading
- Instrument type: upright piano, grand piano, or another keyboard stringed instrument such as a harpsichord.
- Whether the instrument is used, since used uprights and used grands have their own lines.
- For a new upright, the case height in centimeters, which sets the break at 111.76, 121.92 and 129.54 cm.
- For a new grand, the case length in centimeters, which sets the breaks at 152.40, 167.64, 180.34 and 195.58 cm.
- Whether the sound is produced acoustically by strings, which keeps it in 9201 rather than 9207.
Often confused with
- Heading 9207Digital piano or synthesizer keyboard
Sound is produced or must be amplified electrically, so it is not a stringed instrument of 9201.
- Heading 9202Acoustic guitar
Other string instruments without a keyboard are classified in 9202.
- Heading 9209Piano tuning pins, hammers and action parts
Parts and accessories of musical instruments go to 9209, not to the instrument heading.
- Heading 9208Music box
Mechanical music boxes are named in 9208.
- Heading 9205Wind keyboard pipe organ
Pipe organs produce sound by air, not strings.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for a used upright piano?
Used upright pianos are classified under 9201.10.00.05 at a general (MFN) rate of 4.7%. New uprights go to other lines in 9201.10 depending on case height.
What is the duty on a grand piano?
Grand pianos under 9201.20 carry a general (MFN) rate of 4.7%, for example 9201.20.00.11 for a new grand with a case less than 152.40 cm in length. The used line 9201.20.00.05 has the same 4.7% general (MFN) rate.
How do I classify a harpsichord?
A harpsichord is a keyboard stringed instrument that is neither an upright nor a grand piano, so it falls under 9201.90.00.00 at a general (MFN) rate of 3.5%. Clavichords and other keyboard stringed instruments not named in 9201.10 or 9201.20 also take that line.
Guide written from the official schedule text. Rates quoted are general (MFN) rates; check the line page for trade agreement rates and the classification of your exact product.
All lines in heading 9201
- 9201.10.00.05Pianos, including player pianos; harpsichords and other keyboard stringed instruments / Upright pianos / Used4.7%
- 9201.10.00.11Containing a case measuring less than 111.76 cm in height4.7%
- 9201.10.00.21Containing a case measuring 111.76 cm or more but less than 121.92 cm in height4.7%
- 9201.10.00.31Containing a case measuring 121.92 cm or more but less than 129.54 cm in height4.7%
- 9201.10.00.41Containing a case measuring 129.54 cm or more in height4.7%
- 9201.20.00.05Pianos, including player pianos; harpsichords and other keyboard stringed instruments / Grand pianos / Used4.7%
- 9201.20.00.11Containing a case measuring less than 152.40 cm in length4.7%
- 9201.20.00.21Containing a case measuring 152.40 cm or more but less than 167.64 cm in length4.7%
- 9201.20.00.31Containing a case measuring 167.64 cm or more but less than 180.34 cm in length4.7%
- 9201.20.00.41Containing a case measuring 180.34 cm or more but less than 195.58 cm in length4.7%
- 9201.20.00.51Containing a case measuring 195.58 cm or more in length4.7%
- 9201.90.00.00Pianos, including player pianos; harpsichords and other keyboard stringed instruments / Other3.5%