New White Oak Tight Barrel Staves from China
Cylindrical wooden staves made from new softwood, specifically white oak, designed for assembling watertight barrels used in whiskey aging and wine storage. These staves meet the precise dimensions and grain orientation required for tight cooperage to prevent leakage. Classified under HTS 4416.00.60.10 as new softwood staves for coopers' products.
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 staves are from new softwood lumber and untreated to avoid reclassification as processed wood under 4412
• Obtain phytosanitary certificates proving heat treatment or fumigation to meet USDA APHIS import requirements
• Measure dimensions precisely; staves over standard barrel sizes may shift to heading 4421 as wood articles