9206.00.20.00 - Drums

This HTS category, 9206.00.20.00, specifically covers musical instruments classified as "drums." This includes a wide range of percussion instruments designed to produce sound when struck, typically with sticks, mallets, or the hands. Examples include snare drums, bass drums, tom-toms, timpani, and congas. The defining characteristic is their percussive nature and their primary function as musical instruments, irrespective of their size, material construction (wood, metal, plastic), or specific playing method.

It is important to distinguish drums from other percussion instruments within the broader heading 9206. This category for drums does not encompass cymbals (9206.00.40.00), which are flat, plate-like cymbals that produce a sustained ringing sound when struck or brushed. Nor does it include sets of tuned bells like chimes, peals, or carillons (9206.00.60.00), which are distinct for their bell-like tonality and often complex mechanisms for playing. Other percussion instruments not fitting the specific definitions of drums, cymbals, or chimes would fall under the "Other" category (9206.00.80.00).

As a leaf node within the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories under 9206.00.20.00. Classification within this specific code therefore relies on correctly identifying the instrument as a drum based on its typical construction and musical function, distinguishing it from the other percussion instruments listed at this level.