Pressure Treated Douglas Fir Fence Posts from China
Douglas fir posts treated with wood preservatives like ACQ (alkaline copper quaternary) for fencing applications, in rough squared form. Falls under HTS 4403.11.0050 as 'other' coniferous poles, piles, and posts treated with preservatives. Not painted or stained, but chemically preserved against rot and insects.
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
• Declare exact preservative type and retention levels per AWPA standards to pass customs chemical treatment verification
• Obtain ISPM 15 certification if posts will be used in packaging, though rough poles typically exempt
• Measure dimensions precisely; posts over certain sizes may trigger different statistical suffixes