Sliced Balsa Wood Panels for Wind Turbine Blades from China
Sliced lengthwise balsa panels 1 meter x 2 meter x 20 mm thick from tropical Ochroma lagopus. Used in wind turbine blade cores, classified HTS 4407.22.00.06 for sawn/peeled tropical balsa exceeding 6 mm.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Industrial end-use affidavits help distinguish from hobby lumber avoiding retail tariffs
• Coordinate with laminators; contour-cut panels risk 4421 reclassification
• Declare moisture content; high MC can trigger quarantine holds