Ipé Tongue-and-Groove Flooring Boards

These Ipé wood boards (Tabebuia spp.) feature tongue-and-groove profiles along the edges for seamless parquet flooring installation. Sourced from South American tropical hardwoods, they are planed and sanded but not assembled, classifying under HTS 4409.22.90.30 due to the continuous shaping and specific Ipé species.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

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

4407.29.02Lower: 25% vs 35%

If not continuously shaped along edges

Unshaped tropical sawn Ipé wood falls under heading 4407 for timber pieces over 6mm thick.

4418.30.01.00Higher: 38.2% vs 35%

If assembled into parquet panels

Assembled flooring panels, even with profiles, classify under 4418 as finished parquet flooring.

4409.21.90Same rate: 35%

If made from Virola, Imbuia or Balsa instead

Other specified tropical woods with similar shaping go to 4409.21.90, not Ipé-specific subheading.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Verify CITES documentation as Ipé is a tropical species; ensure species certification from Tabebuia or Handroanthus

Confirm wood is nonconiferous tropical with continuous edge shaping; avoid misclassification as unfinished lumber

Include mill certificates showing no chemical treatments exceeding allowable limits for shaped wood