White Oak Rough Sawn Flitch Quercus Alba
Roughly squared blocks of American white oak (Quercus alba) from Appalachian forests, minimal sapwood removal for furniture stock. Fits HTS 4403.91.0040 as other oak wood in rough state, prior to kiln drying or planing.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If planed, sanded, or profiled after squaring
Surface processing beyond rough squaring moves it to 'other wood sawn/planed' under 4407.91, no longer 'in the rough'.
If mixed oak species not purely Quercus
Only pure Quercus spp. qualify for oak subheading; mixed or uncertain species go to general nonconiferous rough wood.
If further manufactured into plywood from these logs
Plywood/veneer sheets laminated from oak veneers classify under heading 4412, not rough wood.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Specify Quercus alba variety and rough dimensions in commercial invoice to match 'other oak' statistical suffix
• Arrange methyl bromide fumigation if from regulated areas to prevent oak wilt fungus introduction
• Document moisture content <19% to avoid reclassification as wet wood requiring special handling
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Red Oak Debarked Cant Quercus Rubra
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Burr Oak Figured Logs Quercus Macrocarpa
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Sessile Oak Debarked Rounds Quercus Petraea
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