Massaranduba Tongue-and-Groove Strips from China
Extremely dense massaranduba (Manilkara bidentata) tropical hardwood flooring strips with precision tongue-and-groove edges, prefinished. HTS 4409.22.90.90 for continuously shaped tropical nonconiferous wood strips (tongue-grooved), unassembled. Bulletwood density (>1100kg/m³) ideal for heavy traffic.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%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)
Import Tips
• Density certification mandatory due to extreme hardness
• Tongue/groove tolerances (±0.1mm) must match US flooring standards
• Guyana/Brazil origins require specific forestry permits