End-Jointed Bamboo Shiplap Siding Strips from China
Bamboo siding strips with shiplap profile (rebate on edges for overlap) and minimal end-jointing for length consistency. HTS 4409.21.90.00 includes these as other profiled bamboo wood, nonconiferous, unassembled. Shiplap allows weather-tight exterior wall cladding.
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
• Document end-joint type (finger-joint ok if not assembled); over-jointing risks 4412 classification
• Weather-resistance claims require proof; untreated stays in 4409
• Width uniformity critical for siding; variations may be seen as rough wood