Rough Incense Cedar Logs from Mexico
Incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) logs in rough, sapwood-stripped state for pencil stock or lumber. HTS 4403.26.01 for other coniferous rough wood; woody bamboo would also qualify per chapter note but typically non-coniferous.
Duty Rate — Mexico → 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
9903.05.900%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
• ,Fumigation mandatory; cedar's aroma doesn't exempt from phytosanitary rules
• Sample cores for inspection; heartwood/sapwood ratio affects yield declarations