Dark Red Meranti Laminboard from Japan
Laminboard panels featuring dark red meranti tropical wood outer plies laminated over layered thin wood core strips, not surface-covered. Classified in HTS 4412.51.31.61 as other tropical plywood not obscuring grain, distinct from specific meranti exclusions. Suitable for high-end flooring underlayment.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Distinguish from excluded meranti types via botanical certification; measure outer ply thickness to ensure compliance with 'at least one outer ply'; avoid clear coatings that might be deemed obscuring