Soft Maple Sawn Boards 1x8 from China

Planed and sanded red maple (Acer rubrum) boards nominally 1 inch thick by 8 inches wide, sliced lengthwise for cabinetry and millwork. Falls under HTS 4407.93.0020 as 'other' sawn or peeled maple wood exceeding 6 mm thickness, not specified elsewhere. Sawn lengthwise distinguishes from veneer.

Duty Rate — China → United States

35%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)

Import Tips

Label moisture content (e.g

6-8% for interior use); ensure end-jointing doesn't qualify as 4408 profiled wood; common pitfall is misdeclaring thickness leading to duty adjustments