Spliced Beech Veneer for Plywood from Japan
European beech sliced into ≤6mm panels, edge-spliced into full sheets for outer plywood faces, sanded for glue adhesion. Under HTS 4408.90.0151 for spliced veneering wood. Common in commercial flooring and cabinet substrates.
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
• Fumigation certificates mandatory for beech; specify splice adhesive type if >3%
• Common error: thickness mismeasurement leading to lumber classification