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4409.21.90.00/Bamboo Tongue-and-Groove Flooring Strips/China

Bamboo Tongue-and-Groove Flooring Strips from China

These are strips of bamboo wood that have been continuously shaped with tongue-and-groove profiles along the edges for easy interlocking during installation. They are planed and sanded for a smooth finish but not assembled into flooring panels, classifying them under HTS 4409.21.90.00 as nonconiferous bamboo wood with profiled edges. The shaping meets the criteria for tongued, grooved, or similar along edges or faces.

Duty Rate — China → United States

37.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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)
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Import Tips

• Verify the wood is bamboo (nonconiferous) and profiling is continuous along edges; provide mill certificates confirming no coniferous mix

• Ensure strips are unassembled and measure dimensions to confirm they fit 'strips and friezes' definition; avoid end-jointing that could shift to other subheadings

• Label with species as 'bamboo' and include moisture content documentation to prevent reclassification as unfinished lumber

Bamboo Tongue-and-Groove Flooring Strips from China — Import Duty Rate | HTS 4409.21.90.00