Ipé End-Matched Wood Flooring Strips from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
13.2%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, 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