Santos Mahogany End-Matched Wood Flooring Strips from China
These are strips of Santos mahogany (Myroxylon balsamum), also known as Cabreuva, a tropical hardwood continuously shaped along the ends for end-matching to form tongue-and-groove flooring. They may also be shaped along edges, planed, sanded, or end-jointed but remain unassembled. Classified under HTS 4409.22.05.35 due to specific species identification and end-matched flooring profile.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.7%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Verify CITES Appendix II listing for Myroxylon balsamum and obtain export permits from source country plus US import declaration
• Provide precise species identification via botanical name in entry docs to avoid reclassification from tropical wood subheading