Musical instruments; wind (e.g. keyboard pipe organs, accordions, clarinets, trumpets, bagpipes), other than fairground organs and mechanical street organs

HS v2022 Code: 9205

About musical instruments; wind (e.g. keyboard pipe organs, accordions, clarinets, trumpets, bagpipes), other than fairground organs and mechanical street organs

HS code 9205 covers a diverse range of wind-powered musical instruments, including keyboard pipe organs, accordions, clarinets, trumpets, and bagpipes. These instruments play a vital role in the global music industry, contributing to the creation of a wide variety of musical genres and cultural traditions. The production and trade of these instruments are important economic activities, with significant implications for the broader entertainment and cultural sectors.

Production process

The production of wind instruments classified under HS code 9205 typically involves a combination of precision engineering, woodworking, and metalworking techniques. Skilled craftspeople carefully shape and assemble the various components, such as the body, keys, valves, and reeds, to create the desired sound and playability. Advanced manufacturing processes, including computer-aided design and computer numerical control (CNC) machining, have streamlined the production of many wind instruments in recent years.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of HS code 9205 wind instruments include high-quality raw materials such as wood, metal, and specialized components like reeds and valves. Manufacturers also rely on specialized tools, machinery, and skilled labor to ensure the precise construction and tuning of these instruments. Additionally, the industry may consume inputs from related sectors, such as 4202 Cases, bags, and containers for instrument storage and transportation.

Production outputs

The primary outputs of the HS code 9205 industry are the diverse range of wind instruments, including keyboard pipe organs, accordions, clarinets, trumpets, and bagpipes. These instruments are then consumed by various sectors, such as the 9208 Musical 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; whistles, call horns and other mouth-blown sound signalling instruments industry, the 9201 Pianos, including automatic pianos; harpsichords and other keyboard stringed instruments industry, and the broader 92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles industry.

Family tree for musical instruments; wind (e.g. keyboard pipe organs, accordions, clarinets, trumpets, bagpipes), other than fairground organs and mechanical street organs

    graph LR
    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/92'>92: Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9205'>9205: Musical instruments; wind (e.g. keyboard pipe organs, accordions, clarinets, trumpets, bagpipes), other than fairground organs and mechanical street organs</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9201'>9201: Pianos; including automatic pianos, harpsichords and other keyboard stringed instruments</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9202'>9202: Musical instruments; string, n.e.c. in heading no. 9201, (e.g. guitars, violins, harps)</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9206'>9206: Musical instruments; percussion (e.g. drums, xylophones, cymbals, castanets, maracas)</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9207'>9207: Musical instruments; the sound of which is produced or must be amplified, electrically (e.g. organs, guitars, accordions)</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9208'>9208: Musical boxes, fairground and mechanical street organs, mechanical singing birds, musical saws and musical instruments n.e.c. in chapter 92; decoy calls of all kinds; whistles; call horns and other mouth-blown sound signalling instruments</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9209'>9209: Musical instrument parts (for example, mechanisms for musical boxes) and accessories (for example, cards, discs and rolls for mechanical instruments); metronomes, tuning forks and pitch pipes</a>"]

    B --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/920510'>920510: Musical instruments; brass-wind (e.g. trumpets), other than fairground organs and mechanical street organs</a>"]
B --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/920590'>920590: Musical instruments; wind, other than brass, (eg. clarinet, bagpipes, pipe organs), other than fairground organs and mechanical street organs</a>"]


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