Ipé End-Matched Wood Flooring Strips from Japan
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 — 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
• 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