Wooden Futon Frame from Japan
A sturdy wooden frame designed to hold a futon mattress, featuring a folding mechanism that converts from upright seat to flat bed configuration for versatile indoor use. Classified under HTS 9401.41.00.00 due to its wooden construction and explicit convertibility into a bed, distinguishing it from static wooden benches.
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 assembly instructions and conversion mechanism diagrams in documentation to prove bed functionality for 9401.41 classification
• Test for formaldehyde emissions compliance with U.S
• TSCA Title VI for composite wood products to pass CBP inspection
• Declare exact wood origin and treatment (e.g
• kiln-dried) to meet phytosanitary requirements and avoid quarantine