Ipé End-Matched Wood Flooring Strips from China
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.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38.2%
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
• 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