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End-Jointed Bamboo Shiplap Siding Strips from Germany

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 — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

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