9207.90.00.80/Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar/Japan

Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar from Japan

The Fender Stratocaster is an iconic solid-body electric guitar with a contoured alder body, maple neck, and three single-coil pickups that produce sound requiring electrical amplification. It falls under HTS 9207.90.0080 as an electrically amplified musical instrument not specified elsewhere in heading 9207. This classification applies to its production of sound via electromagnetic pickups amplified through an external amplifier.

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

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Import Tips

• Verify the guitar requires electrical amplification via pickups and external amp; acoustic-electric models may qualify if primarily electric

• Include detailed specs like body material, pickup type, and serial numbers in commercial invoice to avoid misclassification

• Ensure CITES compliance if rosewood is used in fingerboard; obtain certificates to prevent customs delays