U.S. imports of Other Electrically Produced or Amplified Musical Instruments (Excluding Keyboards) (SITC 89826) totaled $32.4M in August 2026, imported from 53 countries.
Importers of Other Electrically Produced or Amplified Musical Instruments (Excluding Keyboards) paid $4.6M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 14.64% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Other Electrically Produced or Amplified Musical Instruments (Excluding Keyboards) imports of $32.4M in August 2026 ran 28% above the year-to-date monthly average of $25.4M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataElectric guitars, electric basses, electronic wind controllers, and other non-keyboard instruments whose sound is produced or must be amplified electrically are grouped in this residual heading. The electric guitar segment is commercially significant in the US market, with domestic brands sourcing production across multiple countries; instruments from China may carry Section 301 exposure depending on their HTS classification. Distinguishing this heading from acoustic string instruments (89815) turns on whether electrical amplification is integral to the instrument's designed sound production.
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2.4K import shipments a month
If the instrument is designed so that its sound must be amplified electrically for normal use — as is the case with most solid-body and semi-hollow electric guitars — it falls under this electrically amplified heading rather than the acoustic string instrument category. A guitar that is fully playable acoustically but also has pickups may require a more careful classification analysis.
To claim first-sale valuation, importers must demonstrate that the first sale was for export to the US and provide documentation including factory invoices, proof of payment between manufacturer and middleman, and evidence that the goods were destined for the US at the time of the first sale. CBP scrutinizes these claims carefully for musical instruments routed through trading companies.
Basic heading 182 of 419 in section 8
Basic heading 89826 · $32.4M of $46.9B
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Imports · August 2026
origin
Indonesia and China together supply 65% of it. China pays 24.1% duty; Mexico 0.1%.
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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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Imports
$32.4MYoY · free account
Exports
$24.8MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $315.0M of Other Electrically Produced or Amplified Musical Instruments (Excluding Keyboards).
Through August 2026 · exports 11 of 12 months reported. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.