Hickory Beaded Profile Flooring Strips from Japan
Hickory hardwood strips for rustic flooring with beaded edges, rounded faces, groove-and-tongue profiling, end-jointed for stability, sanded but unfinished. HTS 4409.29.26 covers these nonconiferous continuously shaped flooring elements. Hickory's domestic nonconiferous status fits precisely.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Specify beading pattern in invoices to distinguish from molding; ensure JAS/FSC certification for market acceptance
• Common error: Confusing with 4409.29.20 if poplar-specific