RVIA, Indonesia Seek U.S. Import Duty Rescission
Posted On
June 06, 2018
The U.S. Trade Representative has requested that the U.S. International Trade Commission provide an assessment on tropical hardwood plywood from Indonesia for HTS codes 4412.31.41, 4412.31.4150, and 4412.31.4160. U.S. imports of tropical hardwoods from Indonesia, the Southwest Pacific, Brazil, and Africa fall into this category of thin plywood.
These thin products comprise about 50% of imported hardwood plywood from tropical trading partners. The likely outcome is that the 8% duty specific to Indonesia will be eliminated, making these products more competitive against other tropical regions that supply similar products. Decorative Hardwoods Association® has requested to testify.
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