Yellow Poplar Logs for Lumber Production from Japan
Rough-cut logs from Liriodendron tulipifera (yellow poplar) trees, stripped of bark but not further processed. Classified under HTS 4403.97.0065 as wood in the rough, specifically of yellow poplar species within the poplar and aspen category.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify species certification via CITES documentation as yellow poplar is unregulated but requires accurate botanical identification
• Ensure logs meet 'in the rough' criteria - no squaring beyond rough sawn to avoid reclassification to sawn wood
• Provide fumigation certificates to comply with phytosanitary import requirements for unprocessed wood