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Jatoba Brazilian Cherry Engineered Core End-Match Strips from Japan

These jatoba face strips are end-matched and continuously shaped for use in engineered flooring cores, planed for precision fit. Tropical Hymenaea spp. wood fits HTS 4409.22.0515 as nonconiferous end-shaped flooring material.

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

• Specify 'face veneer strips for engineered flooring' in invoices to distinguish from finished products

• Check for edge profiling; if absent, may shift to unsurfaced wood categories

• Comply with USDA APHIS import requirements for tropical hardwoods with heat treatment proof