Antique Hand-Crank Music Box from Japan
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.
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
• Verify mechanical operation and provide mechanism diagrams for customs to confirm classification as a music box under 9208
• Include certificates of authenticity for antiques to avoid misclassification as toys under Chapter 95
• Declare cylinder/disc material accurately to prevent reclassification based on construction