Red Oak Logs for Lumber Production from China
Rough-cut red oak logs (Quercus rubra) sourced from North American forests, typically 12-24 inches in diameter, stripped of bark but not further processed. Classified under HTS 4403.91.0020 as 'wood in the rough' of red oak species, not squared or machined beyond initial harvesting.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to 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)
Import Tips
• Obtain phytosanitary certificates confirming no pests like emerald ash borer, as required for oak imports
• Verify species identification via botanical documentation to confirm red oak (Quercus rubra) classification
• Avoid common pitfall of declaring as 'squared' if only roughly hewn, which shifts to other subheadings