HTSUS, United States

9208.90.00.40

Musical instruments

Classification path

  1. 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. Other
  3. Musical instruments

Rates of duty

General (MFN)
5.3%
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus
40%
Unit of quantity
No.

Trade agreement rates

FreeGSP (lapsed since Dec 31, 2020), U.S.-Australia FTA, U.S.-Bahrain FTA, U.S.-Chile FTA, U.S.-Colombia TPA, AGOA (authorized through Dec 31, 2026), E, U.S.-Israel FTA, U.S.-Jordan FTA, U.S.-Korea FTA, U.S.-Morocco FTA, U.S.-Oman FTA, CAFTA-DR, U.S.-Panama TPA, U.S.-Peru TPA, USMCA, U.S.-Singapore FTA

Related lines in heading 9208

About heading 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

Heading 9208 covers music boxes, fairground and mechanical street organs, mechanical singing birds, musical saws, other musical instruments not covered in chapter 92, and decoy calls, whistles and other mouth-blown signaling instruments. It is split between music boxes in 9208.10 and all other goods in 9208.90. The 9208.90 line is further split between musical instruments and other goods.

Full guide to heading 9208

Products in this heading

  • Music box
  • Mechanical singing bird
  • Fairground organ
  • Mechanical street organ
  • Musical saw
  • Duck decoy call
  • Referee whistle
  • Mouth-blown call horn

Frequently asked questions

What is the HTS code for a music box?

Music boxes are classified under 9208.10.00.00, with a general (MFN) duty rate of 3.2%.

What is the duty on a mechanical singing bird?

A mechanical singing bird classified as an other musical instrument falls under 9208.90.00.40, with a general (MFN) duty rate of 5.3%.

How do I classify a referee whistle?

A mouth-blown signaling whistle is not a music box; it falls under 9208.90.00.80 as Other > Other, with a general (MFN) duty rate of 5.3%.

Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, retrieved October 21, 2026.

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