Handwritten Manuscript Score - Original Opera from China
Manuscript sheet music for an original opera score, unbound with handwritten notation and annotations. HTS 4904.00.00 explicitly covers music in manuscript form, whether or not bound.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Authenticate manuscript origin with provenance documents to support valuation and classification
• Declare as 'manuscript' explicitly; reproductions might shift if deemed printed
• If over 100 years old, check antique exclusions but music remains in 4904