Sliced Sitka Spruce Guitar Billet from Mexico
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 — Mexico → 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
• 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