Grooved and Sanded Ash Dowel Rods from China
White ash hardwood dowel rods with precision grooves and 180-grit sanding for baseball bat reinforcements and sports equipment. Fits HTS 4409.29.66.00 specification for sanded/grooved nonconiferous dowel rods. Essential for high-stress woodworking applications.
Duty Rate — China → United States
39.9%
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
• Strength testing certificates help prove advanced machining suitable for structural applications
• Ash species requires phytosanitary certification due to emerald ash borer regulations
• Avoid end-jointing during production to maintain specific 4409.29.66.00 sub-subheading