Cumaru Rounded Profile Skirting Boards from Japan
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 — 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
• 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