Roughly Squared Oak Billets from Japan
European white oak billets hand-squared with adze, retaining natural contours for cooperage and barrel stave production. HTS 4403.99.01 applies to this 'other' temperate hardwood in the rough, stripped of bark but not machine-squared to precise dimensions.
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
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Provide mill certificates confirming species (Quercus spp.) to avoid duty disputes
• Ensure ISPM 15 compliant fumigation if bark remnants present
• Do not kiln-dry excessively, as it risks reclassification to 4407 sawn lumber