Cumaru Brazilian Teak End-Matched Wood Flooring Strips

These are continuously shaped cumaru wood strips with end-matching for parquet flooring, tongued and grooved along edges and ends. Sourced from Dipteryx spp. (Brazilian teak), a tropical hardwood, they are planed and sanded but not assembled. Classified under HTS 4409.22.0545 due to the specific tropical wood species and end-matched flooring profile.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China3.2%+35.0%38.2%
🇲🇽Mexico3.2%+10.0%13.2%
🇨🇦Canada3.2%+10.0%13.2%
🇩🇪Germany3.2%+10.0%13.2%
🇯🇵Japan3.2%+10.0%13.2%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

4407.29.02Lower: 25% vs 38.2%

If not continuously shaped along ends or edges

Unshaped or sawn tropical wood falls under heading 4407 as merely sawn timber, lacking the profiled features required for 4409.

4418.30.01.00Same rate: 38.2%

If assembled into parquet flooring panels

Assembled or prefinished flooring panels from tropical wood are classified in 4418, not as unassembled shaped strips.

4409.21.05.00Same rate: 38.2%

If sourced from nonconiferous non-tropical wood like oak

Same shaped flooring profile but from temperate hardwoods uses 4409.21, differentiated by tropical origin requirement.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Verify CITES documentation as cumaru is a tropical species; ensure species identification certificates from exporter

Confirm exact shaping meets 'end-matched' criteria; measure tongue/groove dimensions to avoid reclassification to unfinished lumber

Label with precise scientific name (Dipteryx spp.) and country of origin to comply with Lacey Act declarations

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