A flooring panel composed as follows:
- the surface is a photographic wood image on paper, simulating a parquet panel, with an overlay of melamine resin;
- the core is made of a fibreboard of wood of a density exceeding 0,8 g/cm3, and is tongued and grooved (‘lock system’);
- the base is made of impregnated paper.
[1][1]. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32005R1199
A flooring panel composed of three layers of wood (total thickness of 7 mm).
The top layer is made of two rows of strips of oak with a thickness of 0,6 mm.
The middle layer is made of high density fibreboard.
The base layer is made of coniferous wood (thickness 0,6 mm).
The middle layer is tongued and grooved ('lock system').
[1][1]. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32005R1199
Item 1, identified as Cortlandt Manor/Avaron/Angora/Sea Harbor, is multilayer, “engineered”, wood flooring panels constructed of eight plies (or layers). The face ply consists of an oak (Quercus spp.) wood veneer measuring approximately 1mm in thickness. The panel substrate is made up of seven layers of acacia (Acacia spp.) wood veneer. No ply exceeds 6mm in thickness. The panel measures 10mm in overall thickness. The grain of each veneer is oriented at a 90-degree angle to those of the successive plies. The panels are tongued and grooved on all edges and ends. The panels are each 1500mm in length; you do not indicate the width. The panels are coated with stain and a clear UV-cured material that does not obscure the grain of the face ply.
Item 2, identified as Montara, is multilayer, “engineered”, wood flooring panels constructed of nine plies. The face ply consists of an oak (Quercus spp.) wood veneer measuring approximately 2mm in thickness. The panel substrate is made up of eight layers of acacia (Acacia spp.) wood veneer. No ply exceeds 6mm in thickness. The panel measures 12mm in overall thickness. The grain of each veneer is oriented at a 90-degree angle to those of the successive plies. The panels are tongued and grooved on all edges and ends. The panels are each 2100mm in length; you do not indicate the width. The panels are coated with stain and a clear UV-cured oil material that does not obscure the grain of the face ply.
Item 3, identified as Brentwood Hills/Saw Grass/Newport, is multilayer, “engineered”, wood flooring panels constructed of nine plies. The face ply consists of an oak (Quercus spp.) wood veneer measuring approximately 3mm in thickness. The panel substrate is made up of eight layers of acacia (Acacia spp.) wood veneer. No ply exceeds 6mm in thickness. The panel measures 15mm in overall thickness. The grain of each veneer is oriented at a 90-degree angle to those of the successive plies. The panels are tongued and grooved on all edges and ends. The panels are each 1900mm in length; you do not indicate the width. The panels are coated with stain and a clear UV-cured material that does not obscure the grain of the face ply.
All three items are flooring panels that meet the definition of “plywood”, which is specifically provided for in heading 4412, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). “Plywood” is defined in the Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized System (Ens) for heading 4412 as a panel “consisting of three or more sheets of wood glued and pressed one on the other and generally disposed so that the grains of successive layers are at an angle.” The instant panels consist of eight or nine layers and the grain of each layer is oriented at a 90-degree angle to those of the successive layers. Therefore, the panels are of a plywood construction and are classifiable in heading 4412.
[1] Please importantly note that only the relevant portion of the related is displayed above. You may refer to the said customs ruling for the entire ruling explanation.
[1]. https://rulings.cbp.gov/ruling/N323501