Ipé End-Matched Wood Flooring Strips

These Ipé wood flooring strips (Tabebuia spp.) are continuously shaped along their ends for precise end-matching, with tongued and grooved edges, planed and sanded for smooth installation. Classified under HTS 4409.22.0520 as nonconiferous tropical wood specifically Ipé, shaped along ends for flooring use.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China3.2%+35.0%38.2%
🇲🇽Mexico3.2%+10.0%13.2%
🇨🇦Canada3.2%+10.0%13.2%
🇩🇪Germany3.2%+10.0%13.2%
🇯🇵Japan3.2%+10.0%13.2%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

4407.29.02Lower: 25% vs 38.2%

If not continuously shaped along ends or edges

Unshaped or sawn Ipé lumber falls under heading 4407 for tropical nonconiferous wood in the rough.

4418.30.01Same rate: 38.2%

If assembled into finished parquet panels

Assembled flooring panels shift to heading 4418, excluding continuously shaped strips.

4409.21.05Same rate: 38.2%

If unfinished and not end-matched

Other tropical woods shaped only along edges (no end-shaping) use 4409.21.05.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Verify CITES documentation as Ipé is a tropical species; provide species certificates from approved exporters

Ensure end-matching and edge profiling meets 'continuously shaped' criteria to avoid reclassification to rough wood

Label with exact scientific name (Tabebuia or Handroanthus spp.) and country of harvest for customs compliance