Stain-Treated Fir Poles from Germany
Coniferous fir wood poles in the rough, treated with penetrating stains for weather and fungal protection. HTS 4403.11.0060 applies to 'other' treated coniferous rough wood, stripped of bark but not machined. Used for telephone poles or rustic fencing.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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
• Label shipments clearly as 'treated rough wood' to prevent confusion with finished poles (4418.60)
• Obtain fumigation certificates if preservatives don't meet quarantine standards