Buffet Crampon Evette English Horn from Japan
Buffet Crampon Evette English horn uses grenadilla wood with curved bocal, a double-reed transposing woodwind related to oboe. Falls under HTS 9205.90.40.80 as other woodwind when not strictly oboe-classified. Provides melancholy orchestral timbre.
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
• Distinguish bocal attachment in photos/docs to avoid oboe misclassification
• Fumigation cert may be needed alongside CITES for African blackwood