Hand-Scraped Bamboo Multilayer Flooring from China
Rustic-style flooring with hand-scraped bamboo wear layer over stable multilayer core, replicating distressed antique wood appearance. Classified HTS 4418.73.70.00 for assembled 'other' bamboo top layer panels. Surface texturing adds value through labor-intensive finishing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40%
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
• Document hand-scraping process with photos and labor certification to justify value added
• Measure wear layer depth post-distressing to confirm minimum bamboo thickness requirements
• Avoid over-distressing that reveals core material, risking reclassification