Green Ash Rough Squares for Tool Handles from Japan
Fresh-cut green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) roughly squared blocks, high moisture content for axe and tool handle production. Precisely matches HTS 4403.99.0140 definition for ash rough wood.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document high moisture content (>30%) accurately to justify rough classification
• Separate from dried wood shipments to avoid averaging moisture claims
• Phytosanitary certificates mandatory due to ash borer quarantine risks