Bitumen-Treated Lignocellulose Damp-Proof Course Boards from China
Low-density boards from ligneous materials impregnated with bitumen, used as damp-proof courses (DPC) in foundation walls to block rising moisture. Fits HTS 4411.94.0050: fiberboard of ligneous materials, density ≤0.5 g/cm³, bitumen-impregnated, not mechanically worked. Essential for masonry construction.
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
• Certify ligneous material origin per Chapter 44 note including bamboo/woody materials; document bitumen as sole treatment
• Pitfall: confusion with plastic DPCs leading to Chapter 39 classification