Textured Melamine Faced Waferboard Desk Surfaces from Japan
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 — 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
• Document waferboard manufacturing process to distinguish from plywood; test surface for melamine-formaldehyde resin content; prepare for potential reclassification audits on 'similar board' determinations