HS Code 9201Pianos; including automatic pianos, harpsichords and other keyboard stringed instruments
3 six-digit codes · Heading 1 of 7 in Chapter 92 · World Customs Organization Harmonized System
HS code 9201 is the customs heading for pianos and their close relatives, the keyboard instruments that make sound with strings.
Heading 9201 opens Chapter 92: it is the first of the chapter’s 7 headings, and goods answering to “Pianos; including automatic pianos, harpsichords and other keyboard stringed instruments” divide across 3 six-digit codes, 920110 to 920190. The heading is number 1 of 7 in Chapter 92, Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles, which runs to 17 six-digit codes in all.
What HS code 9201 covers
Heading 9201 is for keyboard instruments where the sound comes from strings. The familiar examples are the pianos found in homes, schools and concert halls. Upright pianos, grand pianos and automatic pianos all belong here. Automatic pianos are often called player pianos. Both names point to the same kind of instrument.
Harpsichords sit in this heading too. So do other keyboard stringed instruments that have no more exact place. The letters "n.e.c." in the official wording mean "not elsewhere classified". They mark a catch-all line for items that do not fit a named one.
The heading is part of the Harmonized System, the tariff classification used by customs offices around the world. Many countries write the same digits as an HSN code or an HTS code, and they all start from 9201.
Six-digit codes under 9201: upright, grand and harpsichords
The heading splits into finer codes. Each one has a plain meaning. Choose the one that matches the shape and type of the instrument you ship.
- 920110: the tall piano that stands against a wall. Automatic versions of it are included.
- 920120: the long, horizontal piano with a lid that lifts.
- 920190: harpsichords, plus any other keyboard stringed instrument that no other line in 9201 names.
How to choose between 9201 and nearby headings
Many classification mistakes come from picking a heading that sounds right but does not match the wording. Ask yourself three questions before you settle on 9201.
First, how is the sound made? If it is produced or must be amplified electrically, read HS 9207 electric instruments instead. A keyboard that needs power to make or boost its sound may not fit 9201.
Second, is it a whole instrument or only a piece of one? Mechanisms, cards, discs and rolls for mechanical instruments go to HS 9209 musical instrument parts. Metronomes, tuning forks and pitch pipes are listed there as well.
Third, does the instrument have a keyboard? Guitars, violins and harps have none, so they go to HS 9202 string instruments. A stringed instrument with a keyboard, like a piano, stays in 9201.
Still unsure? Describe your product in the HS code classifier and compare the result with the wording above. Duty rates differ from country to country, so check them for your own market once you know the code.
Who imports pianos under HS code 9201?
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Other headings in Chapter 92
If 9201 is not the right fit, a neighbour may be. Besides the headings named above, the chapter holds wind instruments such as accordions, clarinets and trumpets in 9205, and drums, xylophones and cymbals in 9206. Heading 9208 gathers musical boxes, street organs, decoy calls and whistles. Each link below opens the page for that heading.
Nearby headings in Chapter 92
- 9202Musical instruments; string, n.e.c. in heading no. 9201, (e.g. guitars…2 codes
- 9205Musical instruments; wind (e.g. keyboard pipe organs, accordions, clarinets…2 codes
- 9206Musical instruments; percussion (e.g. drums, xylophones, cymbals, castanets…1 code
- 9207Musical instruments; the sound of which is produced or must be amplified…2 codes
- 9208Musical boxes, fairground and mechanical street organs, mechanical singing…2 codes
- 9209Musical instrument parts (for example, mechanisms for musical boxes) and…5 codes
Who ships under 9201?
EximDataX tracks the live import–export records filed under this heading and the 3 codes beneath it: named buyers, suppliers, quantities and values from official customs feeds.
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HS Code 9201: common questions
What is HS code 9201?
Shippers use it when they declare pianos and harpsichords.
What is the HS code for upright pianos?
Use 920110. Automatic pianos of the upright type are included in this line.
What is the HS code for grand pianos?
Grand pianos have their own line, 920120.
What HS code covers harpsichords?
Harpsichords go under 920190, together with other keyboard stringed instruments not named elsewhere in the heading.
Are electric or digital pianos classified under 9201?
Not if the sound is produced or must be amplified electrically. That wording belongs to heading 9207, so read it first and compare it with 9201.
What HS code covers piano parts and accessories?
Heading 9209 lists parts and accessories of musical instruments, so look there for loose components.
How can I find importers and exporters of pianos?
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