Djembe Drum from China

Traditional West African djembe with carved mango wood shell, goat skin head, and rope lacing for tension. Hand-played for complex polyrhythms. HTS 9206.00.20.00 classifies it as a drum percussion instrument.

Duty Rate — China → United States

22.3%

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

CITES Appendix II for some tropical woods; get export permits

Size variation huge; measure shell height precisely

Fair trade certifications aid informal entry justification