Textured Melamine Faced Waferboard Desk Surfaces from China
Waferboard panels with textured stone-look melamine-impregnated paper surface covering, used for office desk tops requiring durability. Classified under HTS 4410.11.00.20 as waferboard qualifies as 'similar board' to particle board when surface-covered with melamine paper.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Document waferboard manufacturing process to distinguish from plywood; test surface for melamine-formaldehyde resin content; prepare for potential reclassification audits on 'similar board' determinations