Tongue-and-Groove MDF Subfloor Underlayment from China

Ultra-thin 3.6mm MDF panels with interlocking tongue-and-groove edges, used as underlayment beneath vinyl flooring in wall-to-wall building floor preparations. Classified HTS 4411.12.3000 for construction-dedicated thin MDF despite floor use interpretation under wall/ceiling/other parts.

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

Document as 'building parts' even for floor applications; CBP interprets broadly for construction

Include thickness caliper measurements and edge profile diagrams in entry docs

Formaldehyde labeling mandatory for all interior building products

Tongue-and-Groove MDF Subfloor Underlayment from China — Import Duty Rate | HTS 4411.12.30.00