Okoumé Face Veneered Plywood from Japan
Lightweight plywood with Okoumé tropical wood outer ply, favored for marine joinery and model making due to workability. All component wood sheets ≤6mm thick per subheading. Precisely matches HTS 4412.31.61.00 for listed tropical plywood faces.
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
• Use heat-treated pallets to meet ISPM-15; plywood itself may need fumigation if solid core
• Provide photographic evidence of outer ply grain pattern matching species certificates
• Declare exact panel dimensions; oversized sheets may trigger different statistical suffixes