Poplar Outer Ply Battenboard Sheet from China
Battenboard with a core of narrow softwood battens and at least one face veneered with nonconiferous poplar wood. Falls under HTS 4412.52.5100 for battenboard featuring nonconiferous outer ply, providing strength for structural uses like shelving and partitions. Differentiated by batten core from standard plywood.
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
• Provide core construction diagrams to distinguish battenboard from plywood; label fiber content accurately for outer nonconiferous ply; watch for reclassification if battens exceed typical dimensions