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Fender Jazz Bass Electric Bass Guitar from Japan

Fender Jazz Bass has split-coil pickups, 20 frets, slim neck, and alder body for punchy amplified low-end tones. As a fretted four-string bass requiring electrical amplification, it fits HTS 9207.90.00.40 perfectly.

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

Specify 'bass guitar' distinctly; confusion with upright basses leads to wrong chapter

Document active electronics if present for amplification proof

CITES for ebony fingerboards mandatory; pre-clear with Fish & Wildlife