U.S. imports of Musical Boxes, Mechanical Organs, Decoy Calls & Novelty Sound Instruments (SITC 89829) totaled $4.3M in August 2026, imported from 38 countries.
Importers of Musical Boxes, Mechanical Organs, Decoy Calls & Novelty Sound Instruments paid $640K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 15.21% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Musical Boxes, Mechanical Organs, Decoy Calls & Novelty Sound Instruments imports of $4.3M in August 2026 ran 146% above the year-to-date monthly average of $1.7M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataMechanical and novelty sound-producing devices — including antique-style musical boxes, fairground organs, street organs, bird decoy calls, whistles, and call horns — occupy this catch-all heading alongside other instruments not elsewhere specified. Antique musical boxes (generally over 100 years old) may qualify for duty-free entry as antiques under a separate HTS provision, making age documentation commercially important. The heading's breadth means that classification disputes are not uncommon; importers of mechanical automata or decorative sound devices should verify the correct heading before entry.
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435 import shipments a month
Articles that are over 100 years old may qualify for duty-free entry as antiques under a specific HTS provision, separate from this SITC heading's normal classification. Importers must provide credible evidence of age — such as provenance documentation, auction records, or expert appraisals — to support the antique claim at entry.
Decoy calls and hunting whistles are explicitly included in this heading under SITC, but at the HTS level they may be classified differently depending on construction and primary function. Importers should confirm the precise HTS subheading, as misclassification between musical instruments and sporting goods can affect both duty rates and statistical reporting.
Basic heading 317 of 419 in section 8
Basic heading 89829 · $4.3M of $46.9B
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Imports · August 2026
origin
China and Canada together supply 87% of it. China pays 16.6% duty; Canada 0.0%.
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Census does not publish district detail for this classification system.
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Census does not publish port detail for this classification system.
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$4.3MYoY · free account
Exports
$1.4MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $21.8M of Musical Boxes, Mechanical Organs, Decoy Calls & Novelty Sound Instruments.
Through August 2026 · exports 11 of 12 months reported. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.