Birch Bookshelf Side Panel from China
A birch plywood side panel with shelf support grooves and wall-mount brackets, component for upright bookshelves classified for floor or wall use per chapter notes. Under HTS 9403.91.00 as wooden part of shelved furniture in heading 9403. Not a complete unit or plain panel.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Specify 'for shelved furniture' in docs; alternatives like Chapter 44 apply without proof of furniture design
• Plywood requires mill certificates for formaldehyde emissions compliance under TSCA
• Avoid mixing with complete shelves in same entry to prevent set classification issues