Red Oak Debarked Cant Quercus Rubra from China
Debarked and roughly squared cants of northern red oak (Quercus rubra), approximately 8x10 inch cross-section for sawmill feedstock. HTS 4403.91.0040 covers this as other oak in the rough, retaining natural shape.
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
• Use heat treatment stamps visible on all four sides per ISPM-15 for containerized shipments
• Provide mill certificates verifying no chemical treatments that could alter classification
• Watch for over-squaring; if all four sides machined, CBP may classify as rough lumber under 4407