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Tapered Sanded Bamboo Chair Assembly Pins from Japan

Machine-sanded bamboo dowels with precision taper and circumferential grooves for chair leg-to-seat joints. Classified HTS 4421.91.20.00 for the bamboo material and advanced machining beyond basic shaping. Essential for flat-pack furniture production.

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

• Include CAD drawings showing taper angles to prove manufacturing precision

• Test samples for density; overly light bamboo risks reclassification

• Separate from metal fasteners in shipments to maintain wood article status