Sankyo CF-201 Flute from China
The Sankyo CF-201 is a handcrafted flute with sterling silver tubing, soldered tone holes, and a body tube wall thickness optimized for tone. Under HTS 9205.90.40.60, it qualifies as a bamboo-excluded flute, a woodwind with precision key mechanisms.
Duty Rate — China → United States
24.9%
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
• Provide engineering drawings showing key mechanisms to distinguish from toy instruments
• Ensure proper country-of-origin marking on visible surfaces
• Beware of split shipments where headjoint and body arrive separately