Custom Walnut-Faced Baltic Birch Plywood from China
Baltic birch core plywood overlaid with thin walnut (Juglans spp.) face ply for premium musical instrument backs and sides. Clear lacquer surface allows full visibility of walnut figuring, meeting HTS 4412.91.31.20 for unsurfaced tropical walnut plywood. Favored by luthiers for guitar and violin construction.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43%
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
• Declare exact ply composition; birch core with walnut face is standard but requires tropical ply verification
• For small quantities, use ISF filing early to avoid delays on tropical wood shipments
• Test for binder content if agglomerated elements present, though rare in standard plywood