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

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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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