Spruce Peeler Logs for Posts from Germany
Picea spruce logs minimally processed into post blanks, bark stripped. HTS 4403.24.0116 for other spruce coniferous rough wood poles/posts. Intended for veneer peeling but sold as structural posts.
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
• Include end-use statement specifying post application vs veneer production
• Measure cross-sections to confirm 'roughly squared' vs round logs
• Avoid mixing species; pure spruce prevents S-P-F reclassification