Aspen Sliced Tabletop Blanks from China
Quartersawn aspen sliced into 20 mm thick matched panels for round tabletop blanks, sanded. HTS 4407.97.00 for sliced/peeled aspen (Populus tremula) exceeding 6 mm thickness. Bookmatched grain pattern enhances dining furniture aesthetics.
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
• Number panels sequentially on edges to maintain bookmatch pattern for importers
• Apply wax coating to end grain immediately after slicing to prevent checking
• Declare exact flitch yield percentage; overclaimed recovery flags undervaluation