Heading 9202
HTS code 9202 — Other string musical instruments (for example, guitars, violins, harps)
- Chapter
- 92 — Musical instruments
- Tariff lines
- 4
- General duty
- General duty rates from 3.2% to 8.7%
Tariff lines under heading 9202
Full 10-digit codes with their general (MFN) duty rates. The correct line depends on the product's material, construction, and use.
| HTS code | Description | General rate | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9202.10.0000 | Played with a bow (Other string musical instruments (for example, guitars, violins, harps)) | 3.2% | No. |
| 9202.90.2000 | Valued not over $100 each, excluding the value of the case (Other string musical instruments (for example, guitars, violins, harps) > Other > Guitars) | 4.5% | No. |
| 9202.90.4000 | Other (Other string musical instruments (for example, guitars, violins, harps) > Other > Guitars) | 8.7% | No. |
| 9202.90.6000 | Other (Other string musical instruments (for example, guitars, violins, harps) > Other) | 4.6% | No. |
Documents required to import under 9202
Customs paperwork typically required to import these goods into the United States. Conditional items depend on shipment value, transport mode, or origin.
- Commercial InvoiceRequired
- Packing ListRequired
- Bill of Lading / Airway BillRequired
- CBP Entry Summary (7501)Required
Prepared and filed by your customs broker
- CBP Entry / Release (3461)Required
Prepared and filed by your customs broker
- Customs Bond (CBP 301)Conditional
Required for formal entries — generally shipments valued over $2,500
Single-entry or continuous bond, obtained through your broker or a surety
- Importer Security Filing (ISF "10+2")Conditional
Required for ocean freight only
Filed electronically at least 24 hours before loading at the foreign port
- Importer ID Input Record (CBP 5106)Conditional
Required to establish or update your importer-of-record number with CBP
One-time setup for a new importer; not filed per shipment
- Entry Manifest (CBP 7533)Conditional
Alternative to the 3461 for informal, low-value, or contiguous-country entries
Common questions
- What is HTS code 9202?
- HTS heading 9202 covers other string musical instruments (for example, guitars, violins, harps). It sits in Chapter 92 (musical instruments) of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule and contains 4 tariff lines.
- What is the duty rate for HTS 9202?
- General duty rates from 3.2% to 8.7%. The general rate applies to most-favoured-nation trading partners; goods from countries with a free trade agreement may qualify for a reduced or duty-free special rate.
- How many digits does a full HTS code have?
- US import entries require the full 10-digit HTS code. Heading 9202 is the first four digits — the remaining six narrow it down to the specific product, which is what determines the duty rate you actually pay.
Related headings in Chapter 92
- 9201Pianos, including player pianos; harpsichords and other keyboard stringed instruments
- 9205Wind musical instruments (for example, keyboard pipe organs, accordions, clarinets, trumpets, bagpipes), other than fairground organs and mechanical street organs
- 9206Percussion musical instruments (for example, drums, xylophones, cymbals, castanets, maracas)
- 9207Musical instruments, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electrically (for example, organs, guitars, accordions)
- 9208Music 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
- 9209Parts (for example, mechanisms for music boxes) and accessories (for example, cards, discs and rolls for mechanical instruments) of musical instruments; metronomes, tuning forks and pitch pipes of all kinds