Handwritten Manuscript Score - Original Opera from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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