Poplar Sliced Flitch for Guitar Backs from China
Quarter-sawn poplar flitch sliced lengthwise into 8 mm thick sheets, sanded for musical instrument backs. HTS 4407.97.00 covers sliced poplar wood exceeding 6 mm thickness, whether planed/sanded. Lightweight tonewood prized for acoustic guitar construction.
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
• Provide slicing diagrams showing lengthwise cuts to distinguish from rotary-peeled veneers
• Bundle flitch in sequence order with numbering to preserve book-matching for instrument makers
• Include CITES exemption documentation as poplar unaffected by endangered species restrictions