Merbau Wood Flooring Panels from China

Laminated plywood panels designed for flooring, featuring at least one outer ply of merbau tropical hardwood on the surface for durability and aesthetics. These panels meet the criteria of heading 4412 as veneered panels with tropical wood outer ply, specifically classified under wood flooring subheading. The construction uses multiple wood layers bonded together, with the top tropical veneer providing the finished floor surface.

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

Verify the outer ply is genuine tropical wood like merbau via CITES documentation if species-restricted to avoid reclassification

Provide mill certificates confirming plywood construction and tropical wood content for CBP verification during entry

Label products clearly as 'wood flooring' to prevent misclassification as general veneered panels under 4412.91