Analysis
HTS 4418.73.30 covers other: other under heading 4418 (builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels and assembled…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 5%. Compared with 4418.73.60 (of unidirectional bamboo), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 8 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 8% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 44 (94th percentile of 257 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $800 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 8%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 40%, 5.0 times the general rate.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 321918 (Other Millwork (including Flooring)), an industry of 1,445 US establishments employing 32,379 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4418.73.10 | For mosaic floors: solid | Free |
| 4418.73.20 | Having a face ply more than 6 mm in thickness | Free |
| 4418.73.40 | Having a face ply more than 6 mm in thickness | 3.2% |
| 4418.73.60 | Of unidirectional bamboo | Free |
| 4418.73.70 | Other: other | 5% |
| 4418.73.90 | Of bamboo or with at least the top layer (wear layer) of bamboo: other | 3.2% |