End-Matched Maple Wood Parquet Flooring from Japan
Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) strips for parquet flooring, end-matched with precise joints and profiled edges (tongued, grooved). Planed and sanded nonconiferous hardwood ready for floating or glue-down installation. Fits 4409.29.06.55 for end-jointed, continuously shaped wood flooring.
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
• Include grading certificates (e.g
• NHLA standards) proving clear grade without defects for accurate valuation
• Fumigate containers and declare phytosanitary measures; maple susceptible to pests like Asian longhorned beetle