Birch Sawn Lumber Select Grade from Japan
Select grade sawn birch lumber, sliced lengthwise, sanded, >6mm thick from Betula pubescens. Fits 'other' HTS 4407.96.0019 as not qualifying for square lumber subheading. For musical instrument bodies.
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
• Select grade requires clear face documentation; knots disqualify
• Acoustic properties? Still lumber unless shaped (4421)
• EU-sourced birch common—check CITES if near protected zones