Yamaha YFL-222 Standard Flute from China
The Yamaha YFL-222 is a student-level flute crafted from sterling silver with a nickel silver body, featuring a curved headjoint and open-hole keys. It falls under HTS 9205.90.40.60 as a non-bamboo flute, classified as a woodwind instrument with flute-specific design for producing sound via an air jet across an embouchure hole.
Duty Rate — China → United States
22.4%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Verify the flute is not made from bamboo or wood to avoid reclassification; provide material composition certificates
• Ensure CITES compliance if any exotic materials like abalone shell are used in key inlays
• Label as 'musical instrument' to prevent misclassification as toy