Douglas-Fir Export Grade Utility Logs from Japan
Rough Douglas-fir logs graded for utility purposes like pulpwood or particleboard feedstock, stripped of sapwood with 15+ cm cross-sections. HTS 4403.25.0140 covers these as other coniferous rough wood specifically Pseudotsuga menziesii. Common in North American timber trade.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
• Use bill of lading details matching log grade markings to prevent undervaluation claims
• Prepare for USDA APHIS inspection at port for coniferous solid wood packing risks
• Include species verification certificates, as misidentified fir may reclassify