9209.30
Musical instrument strings
Section XVIII · OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; CLOCKS AND WATCHES; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF · unit: kg
Importing musical instrument strings into Sri Lanka under HS 9209.30 attracts CID 10% or Rs 250/kg, VAT 18%, PAL Ex, SSCL 2.5% at the general rate. Preferential rates for trade-agreement origins and the full levy breakdown are below.
Parts (for example, mechanisms for musical boxes) and accessories (for example, cards, discs and rolls for mechanical instruments) of musical instruments; metronomes, tuning forks and pitch pipes of all kinds.›Musical instrument strings
Customs Import Duty (CID) by zone
| General (GEN) | 10% or Rs 250/kg10% or Rs.250/= per kg |
| India ISFTA (IN) | FreeFree |
| Pakistan PSFTA (PK) | FreeFree |
| SAFTA – Developing (SD) | 4.5% or Rs 336/kg4.5% or Rs.336/= per kg |
| SAFTA – LDC (SF) | 5% or Rs 370/kg5% or Rs.370/= per kg |
| Singapore SLSFTA (SG) | 3.33% or Rs 114/kg3.33% or Rs.114 /= per kg |
Other levies
| VAT | 18%18% |
| PAL (General) | ExEx |
| PAL (Singapore) | – |
| CESS (General) | – |
| CESS (Singapore) | – |
| Excise | – |
| Surcharge | – |
| SCL | – |
| SSCL | 2.5%2.5% |