Copper Naphthenate Treated Fir Transmission Poles from Mexico
Fir wood poles treated with copper naphthenate preservative for high-voltage electrical transmission, coniferous and roughly squared. HTS 4403.11.0020 designation for these utility-specific treated poles ensures accurate duty assessment. Effective against copper-tolerant fungi.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.76.0110%Softwood timber and lumber products provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 37 of this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide AWS or ASTM treatment specs to validate classification and quality
• Segregate from non-utility posts; mixed shipments invite audits
• Update CITES docs if any restricted coniferous species inadvertently included