Padauk (Padouk) or Narra (Pterocarpus spp.)
Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed, beaded, molded, rounded or the like) along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed: > Nonconiferous: > Of tropical wood: > Other: > Other > Padauk (Padouk) or Narra (Pterocarpus spp.)
Duty Rate (from China)
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
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)
Products classified under HTS 4409.22.90.60
Padauk Tongue-and-Groove Flooring Strips
These are continuously shaped Padauk wood strips featuring tongue-and-groove profiles along the edges, planed and sanded for parquet flooring applications but not assembled. Classified under HTS 4409.22.90.60 due to being nonconiferous tropical wood (Pterocarpus spp.) with profiled edges for flooring. The specific shaping and species designation fits the 'other' category within tropical hardwoods.
Narra V-Jointed Parquet Friezes
Narra wood friezes with V-jointed edges, continuously shaped, sanded, and end-jointed for use in parquet flooring borders, supplied unassembled. Falls under HTS 4409.22.90.60 as tropical nonconiferous wood (Pterocarpus indicus) with profiled faces/edges. The V-joint shaping qualifies it as 'continuously shaped' wood for flooring.
Padauk Chamfered Edge Molding Strips
Continuously chamfered Padauk wood strips, planed and rounded along edges for decorative flooring transitions or wall moldings, unassembled. HTS 4409.22.90.60 applies to this tropical hardwood with shaped edges/faces per the heading description. Not parquet-assembled but suitable for flooring applications.
Narra Beaded Parquet Border Strips
Narra wood strips with beaded profiles along one edge and tongue/groove on others, sanded for unassembled parquet borders. Classified in HTS 4409.22.90.60 for Pterocarpus spp. tropical wood continuously shaped for flooring use. Beading qualifies as edge shaping per the heading.
Padauk Rebated Edge Flooring Profiles
Padauk hardwood profiles with rebated (rabbeted) edges for interlocking parquet strips, planed, sanded, and V-jointed. HTS 4409.22.90.60 covers this nonconiferous tropical species with continuous shaping. Rebating is explicitly listed shaping method.
Narra End-Jointed Tongue & Groove Strips
End-jointed Narra strips with tongue-and-groove long edges for wide-plank flooring, continuously shaped and sanded. Fits HTS 4409.22.90.60 as unassembled tropical wood profiles of Pterocarpus. End-jointing permitted without shifting classification.
Padauk Molded Edge Parquet Friezes
Padauk friezes with intricately molded edges (ogee profile) and chamfered faces for decorative flooring inlays, unassembled. HTS 4409.22.90.60 for shaped tropical Padauk (Padouk). Molding counts as continuous shaping along edges.