Padauk Rebated Edge Flooring Profiles from Japan
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.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Budget for potential Lacey Act declarations tracking harvest chain for tropical hardwoods
• Photograph profiles pre-shipment to document shaping vs any post-import machining claims
• Confirm no binders >3%; otherwise resembles agglomerated products in 4401