4409.22.50.90 - Other 🖩
Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Unit of Quantity | m |
| General Rate of Duty (Column 1 - General) | Free |
| Special Rate of Duty (Column 1 - Special) | N/A |
| Column 2 Rate of Duty | 40% |
| Quota Quantity | N/A |
| Additional Duties | N/A |
Overview
This HTS category, **4409.22.50.90**, encompasses "Other" wood moldings that are derived from nonconiferous tropical woods. These are continuously shaped articles, such as those tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed, beaded, molded, or rounded along their edges, ends, or faces. The key characteristic is that they are not assembled into finished products like parquet flooring, but rather are in the form of continuous lengths intended for further processing or installation as decorative or functional moldings.
This specific classification serves as a residual category for tropical wood moldings that do not fall under the more precisely defined sibling categories. These siblings include specific species such as Durian (Durio spp.), Jelutong (Dyera spp.), and Obeche (Triplochiton spp., also known as Ayous). Therefore, if a tropical wood molding is not definitively identifiable as one of these named species, it would be classified under this "Other" designation.
As this is a leaf node within the HTS, there are no further subcategories. Classification decisions within this code will rely on accurate identification of the wood's origin (tropical, nonconiferous) and its continuous shaping along edges, ends, or faces, differentiating it from other wood products or moldings made from different timber types.