U.S. imports of Densified Wood in Blocks, Plates, Strips, or Profile Shapes (SITC 63421) totaled $1.1M in August 2026, imported from 21 countries.
Importers of Densified Wood in Blocks, Plates, Strips, or Profile Shapes paid $88K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 7.84% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Densified Wood in Blocks, Plates, Strips, or Profile Shapes imports of $1.1M in August 2026 ran 41% below the year-to-date monthly average of $1.9M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataDensified wood — produced by compressing wood under heat and pressure, sometimes with resin impregnation — achieves hardness and wear resistance approaching that of metals, making it a specialized engineering material for bearings, gears, electrical insulation, and tooling applications. The compression process fundamentally alters the wood's cellular structure, and the resulting product is classified by its physical form: blocks, plates, strips, or profile shapes. This is a niche industrial material with a distinct supply chain separate from conventional lumber or panel products.
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Densified wood is used in applications requiring high compressive strength and low friction, including underwater bearings for propeller shafts, electrical transformer insulation boards, die-cutting blocks, and precision tooling jigs. Its combination of machinability and mechanical performance makes it a cost-effective alternative to engineering plastics or non-ferrous metals in certain applications.
Densified wood is characterized by compression of the wood's own cellular structure — often with resin impregnation — resulting in a homogeneous, extremely dense material. Laminated wood or plywood consists of distinct layers bonded together. A density measurement and cross-section examination can confirm the distinction; densified wood typically exceeds 1,000 kg/m³, well above normal wood density.
Basic heading 63421 · $1.1M of $27.0B
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Imports · August 2026
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Mexico and Hungary together supply 50% of it. Canada pays 11.3% duty; Mexico 0.6%.
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12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $25.0M of Densified Wood in Blocks, Plates, Strips, or Profile Shapes and exported $10.0M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.