Cumaru Brazilian Teak End-Matched Wood Flooring Strips from Japan
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.
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 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