Lodgepole Pine Pulpwood Billets from Japan
Short, roughly squared billets from lodgepole pine trees, harvested specifically for pulpwood chipping in paper production. These coniferous rough wood products qualify for HTS 4403.26.0108 due to their unprocessed state and pulp industry application.
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
• Label shipments clearly as 'pulpwood only - not for sawmilling' to support correct HTS classification during customs inspection
• Ensure chain-of-custody documentation traces from forest to pulp mill to avoid misclassification as fuelwood
• Comply with CITES if species origin nears protected areas, though lodgepole pine typically exempt