Cumaru Rounded Profile Skirting Boards from China
Cumaru tropical hardwood skirting with rounded edges and tongue-groove, sanded for baseboard use, nonconiferous. HTS 4409.22.90 covers this 'other' continuously shaped tropical wood strip. Highly resistant to insects and rot.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Conduct species verification via DNA testing for cumaru to satisfy Lacey Act declarations
• Ensure strips are under 200mm wide to stay in profiled strips vs. sheets
• Package to prevent profile damage, as deformation can trigger sawn wood classification