Mixed Tropical Birch Plywood Speaker Cabinets from China
3/4-inch plywood sheets with Betula birch face ply and mixed tropical hardwood outer layers (lauan/keruing) for professional speaker enclosure panels. Transparent grain-enhancing finish only. HTS 4412.91.1040 for other birch face tropical plywood configurations.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Batch-test for acoustic properties if marketing as soundboard; affects end-use declarations
• Declare as 'panels' not 'finished cabinets' to stay in plywood heading vs furniture
• Monitor binder content if any—over 3% shifts toward agglomerated products