Unstripped Spruce Logs for Export from China
Rough spruce (Picea spp.) logs with bark intact and sapwood present, not squared, intended for overseas sawmills. Fits HTS 4403.24.01 as 'other' fir/spruce coniferous wood in the rough, excluding precisely measured or squared pieces. Common in Baltic timber trade.
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
• Obtain fumigation certificates for bark-on logs to comply with USDA APHIS regulations
• Measure dimensions to confirm not 'roughly squared' (under 5% tolerance), avoiding reclassification
• Label shipments clearly as 'rough, not squared' to prevent customs disputes