Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar from China
The Fender Stratocaster is an iconic solid-body electric guitar that produces sound through electromagnetic pickups requiring amplification. It falls under HTS 9207.90.00 as an electrically amplified musical instrument not classified elsewhere in heading 9207. Its design features three single-coil pickups and a tremolo bridge for versatile tones.
Duty Rate — China → United States
22.5%
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 CITES compliance if guitar contains rosewood or other restricted woods in fretboards or bodies
• Include detailed specifications on pickups, amplification requirements, and wood content in commercial invoices
• Avoid misclassification as acoustic by confirming electric amplification necessity in product documentation