Lodgepole Pine Tool Handle Blanks from Japan
Roughly trimmed lodgepole pine sticks, coniferous, suitable for manufacturing tool handles without turning or bending. Classified in 4404.10.00.90 as other coniferous wooden sticks in rough form. Provides straight-grained wood ideal for axe and shovel handles.
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
• Document intended use as blanks to justify 4404; inspect for any machining that could reclassify; species-specific labeling aids customs clearance