Southern Yellow Pine Pulpwood Billets from Germany
Short-length pulpwood billets from Southern Yellow Pine species (Pinus spp.), roughly cut and bark-stripped for chipping into pulp. These 5-9 foot sections are standard for pulpwood harvesting in the US South. HTS 4403.22.0108 covers this as coniferous pine pulpwood in the rough.
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
9903.05.900%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
• Comply with USDA APHIS heat treatment or fumigation for pine bark beetles common in Southern species
• Provide harvest logs showing pulpwood scaling method (e.g
• Doyle scale) for valuation
• Watch for over-declaring diameter; logs >16 inches may be scrutinized as veneer logs