U.S. imports of Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing (NAICS 321215) totaled $129.9M in August 2026, imported from 67 countries.
Importers of Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing paid $8.5M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 6.56% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing imports of $129.9M in August 2026 ran 12% above the year-to-date monthly average of $116.2M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataEngineered wood members — including laminated veneer lumber (LVL), parallel strand lumber (PSL), laminated strand lumber (LSL), and I-joists — are precision-manufactured structural components designed to replace solid sawn lumber in floor systems, headers, beams, and long-span applications. These products are engineered to specific load-bearing performance values rather than graded by visual inspection, and their acceptance in US construction markets depends on ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) reports or equivalent third-party structural approvals. Because engineered wood members are often produced to proprietary specifications, importers must ensure that foreign-manufactured products carry recognized structural certifications accepted by US building officials.
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9.3K import shipments a month
Imported LVL, PSL, LSL, and I-joists typically require an ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) report or equivalent third-party evaluation demonstrating compliance with applicable structural performance standards. Without recognized certification, building inspectors may reject the product on-site, creating costly project delays.
Engineered wood members are manufactured by bonding wood strands, veneers, or fibers under heat and pressure to achieve specific structural properties, distinguishing them from sawn dimension lumber. This manufacturing process places them in different HTS chapters than solid sawn lumber, and the correct classification depends on the specific construction method (e.g., laminated veneer vs. parallel strand vs. composite I-joist flange material).
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National industry 321215 · $129.9M of $690.7M
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Imports · August 2026
origin
Canada and Brazil together supply 70% of it. Brazil pays 40.0% duty; Canada 0.1%.
customs district
Census does not publish district detail for this classification system.
destination
Census publishes state breakdowns for NAICS to the 4-digit level only. See NAICS 3212 for those.
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Census does not publish port detail for this classification system.
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$129.9MYoY · free account
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$14.7MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $1.3B of Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing and exported $165.5M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.