ESP Horizon Electric Guitar from Japan
ESP Horizon offers sleek angular design with active EMG pickups and set-thru neck for extreme metal performance. Classified HTS 9202.90.4000 as other guitars due to solid-body electric configuration excluding named exceptions like resonators.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Battery compartment documentation confirms active electronics under guitar heading
• CITES certs mandatory for ebony fingerboards regardless of quantity
• Avoid bulk shipments mislabeled as parts to prevent reclassification