Ipé Tongue-and-Groove Flooring Boards from Mexico
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.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• 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