Strand-Woven Bamboo Assembled Flooring Panels from Japan
High-density flooring panels made from strand-woven bamboo compressed into planks and assembled with locking mechanisms. HTS 4418.73.90.00 covers these as assembled panels with bamboo top (wear) layer, offering superior hardness rating over traditional bamboo. Used in commercial and high-traffic residential spaces.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide compression process documentation proving strand-woven construction meets bamboo wood definition per Chapter 44 notes
• Confirm assembly method (click-lock vs glued) for panel status
• Pitfall: classifying as 'solid bamboo flooring' ignores assembled panel specificity