Analysis
HTS 4409.29.61 covers wood dowel rods: plain under heading 4409 (wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled) continuously…).
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.08 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 4.9%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 4409.29.66 (sanded, grooved or otherwise advanced in condition), at 4.9%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 4.9 percentage points.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 61% of the 257 tariff lines in chapter 44. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4409.29.06 | Wood continuously shaped along any of its ends, whether or not also continuously shaped along any of its edges or faces, all the foregoing whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed | 3.2% |
| 4409.29.11 | Other: wood siding | Free |
| 4409.29.26 | Other: wood flooring | Free |
| 4409.29.41 | Standard wood moldings | Free |
| 4409.29.51 | Wood moldings: other | Free |
| 4409.29.66 | Sanded, grooved or otherwise advanced in condition | 4.9% |
| 4409.29.91 | Other: other | Free |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.08 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter