Bamboo Strand-Woven Engineered Wood Flooring from Japan
Engineered flooring panels made from strand-woven bamboo strands compressed into planks with a hardwood wear layer, designed for residential and commercial installation. Classified under HTS 4418.91.91.05 as assembled flooring panels of bamboo, fitting the 'wood flooring' category due to its woody nature and finished flooring application per chapter notes.
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
• Verify bamboo origin certification and ensure moisture content below 12% to meet building code standards and avoid inspection delays
• Include detailed assembly process documentation proving it's classified as assembled flooring panels rather than raw bamboo