9208.10.00.00 - Music boxes

This HTS classification, 9208.10.00.00, specifically designates "Music boxes." This category encompasses mechanical devices designed to produce musical melodies, typically through the use of a comb and cylinder mechanism or similar intricate internal workings that generate sound when activated. The primary function is the reproduction of music in a self-contained, often decorative, unit.

At this level, 9208.10.00.00 is distinct from its sibling category, 9208.90.00, which covers "Other" musical instruments and sound signaling devices not elsewhere specified within heading 9208. While heading 9208 broadly covers a variety of musical instruments and sound signaling devices, 9208.10.00.00 is precisely for the well-defined category of music boxes, differentiating them from fairground organs, mechanical street organs, mechanical singing birds, and other mouth-blown signaling instruments.

As a leaf node within the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories for 9208.10.00.00. Therefore, classification within this code relies on the explicit identification of the merchandise as a music box, based on its inherent mechanical musical function and construction, as opposed to other forms of musical instruments or sound-producing devices.