Drum Wood Chippers from Japan
Drum-style chippers that feed wood through rotating drums to slice and produce chips for particleboard manufacturing. HTS 8465.96.0025 applies as a paring machine for woodworking, specifically generating wood chips from hard materials.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.4%
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
Import Tips
• Submit video demo or operational manual proving chipping function on wood to customs for verification
• Avoid common pitfall of classifying as shredders; chippers produce uniform chips, shredders produce irregular mulch
• Declare horsepower and feed size specs to confirm industrial woodworking use