CCA Treated Spruce Piling Timber from Mexico
Spruce wood pilings treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) for marine or foundation use, roughly squared and bark-stripped. HTS 4403.11.0050 applies to these 'other' coniferous piles treated with preservatives. Designed for structural support in wet environments.
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
9903.03.060%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; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Submit EPA-approved disposal plans and treatment records due to CCA's restricted status in many countries
• Ensure bark-free status with photos or inspector stamps to avoid sapwood/stripping disputes
• Check quota restrictions on arsenical-treated wood imports to the US