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Oak Wood Pellets from China

Cylindrical oak wood pellets made from sawdust and shavings of mechanical wood processing, compressed with minimal binder under 3% by weight, diameter under 25mm and length under 100mm. Classified under 4401.39.42 as agglomerated sawdust and wood waste in pellet form, not qualifying for coniferous-specific subheadings. Ideal for residential heating stoves and biomass boilers.

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

• Verify pellet dimensions (diameter ≤25mm, length ≤100mm) and binder content ≤3% via lab testing to confirm 4401.31 eligibility if applicable, avoiding misclassification

• Provide mill certificates documenting wood source as non-coniferous waste/scrap and agglomeration process to support 4401.39.42 declaration

• Watch for contamination with treated wood; fumigation certificates required if IPPC standards apply for wood fuel imports