Sapele Plywood with Birch Face for Furniture from China
19mm multi-layer plywood featuring Betula birch face ply and sapele mahogany tropical outer ply, used in premium furniture manufacturing. Clear coating preserves visible grain, texture, and markings as required. HTS 4412.91.1040 applies to this other not surface-covered configuration.
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
• Maintain chain-of-custody documentation tracing tropical sapele sourcing for Lacey Act compliance
• Separate tropical plywood from non-tropical in shipments to avoid entire lot reclassification
• Conduct pre-shipment inspection for delamination common in tropical plywood humidity exposure