CLA-2-44:RR:E08: C87323
Ms. Marcia Cant
Timber Products Company
P.O. Box 381767
3059 Forest Hill Road
Germantown, Tennessee 38183-1767
RE: The tariff classification of bamboo plank flooring from
China.
Dear Ms. Cant:
In your undated letter you requested a tariff classification
ruling.
A sample identified as "plyboo" flooring was submitted and
will be retained in this office for future reference. It is
approximately 18" x 3 3/4". "Plyboo" is manufactured from layers
of strips of bamboo cane, laminated under high pressure. There
are 2 shallow grooves running down its length and the planks are
tongue and grooved on both its edges and ends. The product is
said to be made specifically as a type of flooring usable in
residential or commercial settings. One prefinished sample and
one natural (unfinished) sample was submitted.
The applicable subheading for the "Plyboo" bamboo laminated
flooring will be 4412.29.5500, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS), which provides for other veneered panels and
similar laminated wood, with at least one outer ply of
nonconiferous wood. The rate of duty will be 0.8%.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177
of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above
should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time
this merchandise is imported.
Sincerely,
David Ballard
Port Director
Champlain, NY