Musical instruments
Music boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs, mechanical singing birds, musical saws and other musical instruments not falling within any other heading of this chapter; decoy calls of all kinds; whistles, call horns and other mouth-blown sound signaling instruments: > Other > Musical instruments
Duty Rate (from China)
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
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)
Products classified under HTS 9208.90.00.40
Antique Hand-Crank Music Box
A mechanical music box featuring a hand-crank mechanism that plays melodies from a metal disc or cylinder with tuned teeth. Classified under HTS 9208.90.00.40 as a music box, which explicitly falls within this heading for mechanical instruments not elsewhere specified.
Mechanical Singing Bird Box
An ornate box containing a mechanical bird that flaps wings, moves beak, and produces bird song via bellows and pipes when activated. HTS 9208.90.00.40 covers mechanical singing birds explicitly as other musical instruments.
Musical Saw
A flexible steel saw blade played by bending and striking with a mallet to produce musical tones, used in folk performances. Falls under HTS 9208.90.00.40 as a musical saw, specifically named in the heading.
Fairground Organ Reproduction
A scaled-down mechanical barrel organ replicating 19th-century fairground models, hand-cranked with interchangeable barrels for tunes. Classified in HTS 9208.90.00.40 as fairground organs, not fitting keyboard or pipe organ headings.
Duck Decoy Call
A wooden or plastic mouth-blown call mimicking duck quacks for hunting, producing sound via reed vibration. HTS 9208.90.00.40 includes decoy calls of all kinds as sound-signaling instruments.
Coachman's Whistle
A metal pea whistle used historically by coach drivers for signaling, producing shrill tones when blown. Fits HTS 9208.90.00.40 as other mouth-blown sound signaling instruments.
Mechanical Street Organ
Portable hand-operated organ with barrel and pins playing calliope-style tunes, modeled after Victorian street performers. HTS 9208.90.00.40 explicitly lists mechanical street organs.
Turkey Hunting Call
Friction-based box call rubbed with a striker to imitate turkey gobbles, made of wood. Included in HTS 9208.90.00.40 as decoy calls.
Railroad Conductor Whistle
Brass multi-tone whistle for train conductors signaling stops. HTS 9208.90.00.40 for mouth-blown signaling.
Glass Armonica
Set of rotating glass bowls played by wet fingers for ethereal tones, revived historical instrument. Novel enough for 9208.90.00.40.
Theremin Replica
Non-electronic mechanical theremin using rods and strings for eerie tones. Fits 9208 as other instrument.
Fog Horn Call
Mouth-blown horn mimicking ship foghorns for nautical signaling.
Ostrich Egg Call
Carved ostrich eggshell whistle for exotic bird calls.
Wolf Whistle
Dual-tone pea whistle for attention signaling.
Handbell for Signaling
Small metal handbell used for ship or farm signaling, not tuned music.