Planed Spliced Red Oak Furniture Veneer from China
Sliced red oak sheets ≤6 mm thick, planed smooth and spliced for furniture veneering like tabletops and doors. The surface preparation enhances adhesion for plywood lamination. HTS 4408.90.01.31 covers these processed red oak veneers.
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
• Include planing/sanding specs in entry docs; over-processing risks reclassification as finished wood
• Obtain CITES documentation if any Quercus species nears protected thresholds
• Bundle in moisture-proof packaging to avoid warping claims at entry