Birch Wood Logs from Scrap from China
Agglomerated birch sawdust pressed into fuel logs, similar form to billets but from waste/scrap, non-coniferous. HTS 4401.39.42 captures these 'similar forms' of agglomerated waste not fitting pellets/briquettes precisely. Used in fireplace log sets.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Document agglomeration method and source as furniture-making scrap to validate waste origin
• Avoid calling 'firewood'—emphasize agglomerated waste status in commercial invoice
• Thermal imaging or burn tests sometimes requested to confirm fuel quality vs construction scrap