Balsam Fir Timber for Pulpwood from China
Rough balsam fir (Abies balsamea) timber logs, bark-removed and roughly squared for pulp production. Fits HTS 4403.24.0142 as 'other fir; balsam' coniferous wood in the rough, with diameters exceeding 150mm. Ideal for chipping into wood pulp for paper manufacturing.
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
• Ensure compliance with USDA APHIS regulations for coniferous logs, including heat treatment or fumigation certificates
• Provide origin certificates specifying harvest region to qualify for any preferential tariff treatments
• Avoid over-squaring logs, as excessive processing could shift classification to sawn wood under 4407