Sliced Sitka Spruce Guitar Billet from Canada
Quarter-sawn Sitka spruce billets sliced lengthwise for guitar soundboards, planed and sanded, over 6mm thick, untreated. HTS 4407.12.00.18 for 'other' sawn Sitka spruce wood. Valued in luthiery for its tonal clarity and stability.
Duty Rate — Canada → 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 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; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Acoustic grade certificates from suppliers aid customs valuation and compliance
• Ensure no binders or treatments; pure mechanical processing only
• Small quantities may face scrutiny as samples vs commercial