Creosote Treated Pine Utility Poles from China
Rough-cut pine poles treated with creosote preservative for use in electrical utility lines, stripped of bark but not further processed. Classified under HTS 4403.11.0050 as coniferous wood poles in the rough, treated with preservatives other than paint or stain. These poles meet the 'other' category for poles, piles, and posts not specified elsewhere.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.76.0110%Softwood timber and lumber products provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 37 of 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)
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Provide certification of creosote treatment and concentration levels to comply with EPA and USDA import restrictions on preserved wood
• Include phytosanitary certificates confirming no pests or diseases, as required for coniferous wood imports
• Avoid misclassification as finished lumber by ensuring documentation shows rough, squared state without machining