4409.22.90.60/Padauk Tongue-and-Groove Flooring Strips/Japan

Padauk Tongue-and-Groove Flooring Strips from Japan

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.

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%

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Import Tips

• Obtain CITES documentation as Padauk (Pterocarpus spp.) may require permits due to endangered species listings; verify with USFWS

• Provide mill certificates confirming species as Pterocarpus and no chemical treatments exceeding allowed limits

• Measure profiles to confirm continuous shaping (tongue/groove); unprofiled boards shift to 4407.29