Walnut Tongue-and-Groroove Parquet Strips from China
Solid walnut wood strips for parquet flooring with tongue-and-groove along longitudinal edges, V-jointed faces, and end-matched joints, sanded for installation. Fits HTS 4409.29.26 as nonconiferous wood shaped for flooring purposes, unassembled. Walnut's nonconiferous nature and flooring profiling distinguish it here.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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
• Provide species verification (walnut = Juglans spp.) and dimension specs showing flooring use; label moisture content under 12% for stability claims
• Pitfall: Overlooking end-jointing which keeps it in 4409 vs finished boards