Santos Mahogany End-Matched Wood Flooring Strips from Japan
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 — 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 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