Pressure-Treated Pine Fence Post from China
Roughly squared pine fence posts, coniferous wood in the rough, stripped of bark, designed specifically for fencing applications. These posts meet HTS 4403.26.0115 criteria as coniferous fence posts not further worked beyond rough squaring. Typical dimensions are 4x4 inches cross-section and 8 feet length.
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
• Verify wood is coniferous and remains in the rough (not planed/surfaced) to avoid reclassification to Chapter 44 sawn wood
• Provide certificate of origin specifying species like Pinus spp. and confirm no sapwood removal beyond stripping
• Check for ISPM 15 heat treatment marking if fumigation required for agricultural entry