Teak Wood End-Jointed Flooring Strips from China
End-jointed teak wood strips, tongued and grooved along edges and V-jointed on faces, designed for parquet-style flooring installation. Falls under HTS 4409.22.0560 for tropical nonconiferous wood continuously shaped along ends (end-jointed) and edges, planed and sanded but not assembled.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38.2%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Obtain precise species identification (teak as tropical hardwood) via botanical certificates to confirm 4409.22 subheading
• Document end-jointing process as continuous shaping along ends to distinguish from simple sawn lumber