Debarked Fir Rounds for Poles from Canada
Abies fir rounds stripped of bark, retaining sapwood and round profile, unsquared for utility pole blanks. HTS 4403.24.01 for other fir rough coniferous wood. Processed further into transmission poles.
Duty Rate — Canada → 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
• Utility pole buyers require specific taper and straightness documentation
• Marine borers resistant species certification speeds customs clearance
• Mark lengths clearly as rough rounds, not dimension lumber