Pine Tongue and Groove Wood Flooring from China
Pine wood flooring planks featuring tongue and groove profiles along the edges for seamless installation, planed and sanded for smooth finish. Classified under HTS 4409.10.20.00 as coniferous wood continuously shaped along edges specifically for flooring use, not assembled into parquet. Meets criteria for wood flooring in 'other' coniferous category excluding spruce-pine-fir.
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
• Verify species certification as pine (non-SPF) to avoid reclassification; ensure moisture content documentation under 19% for stability claims; inspect for end-jointing which remains allowable