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Drum Wood Chippers from Mexico

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 — Mexico → United States

12.4%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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